#272C98#272C98

#272C98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.172 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272C98
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 152)
HSL	hsl(237, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(237, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.26, 35.70, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.26, 69.19, 301.06°)
OKLab	oklab(37.05% 0.0071 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(37.05% 0.172 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.4030, 4.4989, 30.1779)
Luminance	0.0450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272C98 #989327

analogous

#276598 #272C98 #5A2798

triadic

#272C98 #98272C #2C9827

tetradic

#272C98 #982765 #989327 #27985A

square

#272C98 #982765 #989327 #27985A

split-complementary

#272C98 #985A27 #659827

monochromatic

#0E1037 #1B1E67 #272C98 #333AC9 #6368D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.05

#272C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.90

#272C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272C98

11.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272C98	1.00	11.05	1.90	11.05
#FFFFFF	11.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00419B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.172 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7366b7',
    500: '#272c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272c98;
$custom-light: #7366b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.345,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37047,
    "c": 0.17159,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272C98

secondary

#BCB85E

accent

#DB45E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272C98

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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