#272CA0#272CA0
#272CA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.182 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #272CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 44, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 76%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 72.5%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.07, 38.52, -62.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.07, 73.69, 301.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(37.88% 0.0059 -0.1818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.88% 0.182 271.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0804, 4.7699, 33.7457) |
| Luminance | 0.0477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.70
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.25
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.26
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 6.38
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 6.88
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#272CA0 #A09B27
analogous
#2769A0 #272CA0 #5F27A0
triadic
#272CA0 #A0272C #2CA027
tetradic
#272CA0 #A02769 #A09B27 #27A05F
square
#272CA0 #A02769 #A09B27 #27A05F
split-complementary
#272CA0 #A05F27 #69A027
monochromatic
#0F113E #1B1E6F #272CA0 #363CCE #676CDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.75
#272CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.95
#272CA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #272CA0
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##272CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##272CA0 | 1.00 | 10.75 | 1.95 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0044A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00389E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #272ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.182 271.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7566bd',
500: '#272ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #272ca0; $custom-light: #7566bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#272ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 44,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.521,
"s": 60.804,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.37875,
"c": 0.18189,
"h": 271.9
},
"luminance": 0.04771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#272CA0
secondary
#C0BC63
accent
#DD44E4
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEEBF7
border
#C9C6D0
text
#0A0612
muted
#7C7A81