#272C99#272C99

#272C99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.045; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.173 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272C99
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(237, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.36, 36.06, -59.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.36, 69.76, 301.12°)
OKLab	oklab(37.15% 0.0069 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(37.15% 0.173 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.4852, 4.5318, 30.6111)
Luminance	0.0453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#272C99 #999427

analogous

#276599 #272C99 #5B2799

triadic

#272C99 #99272C #2C9927

tetradic

#272C99 #992765 #999427 #27995B

square

#272C99 #992765 #999427 #27995B

split-complementary

#272C99 #995B27 #659927

monochromatic

#0E1037 #1B1E68 #272C99 #333ACA #6368D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.01

#272C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.91

#272C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272C99

11.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272C99	1.00	11.01	1.91	11.01
#FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004A5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3C3C3C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.173 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7466b8',
    500: '#272c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272c99;
$custom-light: #7466b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.368,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3715,
    "c": 0.17289,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.04533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272C99

secondary

#BDB95F

accent

#DC45E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272C99

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

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