#272CA2#272CA2
#272CA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 38.1% C 0.184 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #272CA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 44, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.9%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.28, 39.22, -63.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.28, 74.80, 301.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.09% 0.0056 -0.1843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.09% 0.184 271.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2568, 4.8405, 34.6746) |
| Luminance | 0.0484 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.62
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 5.10
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 5.34
Cobalt Blue
#030AA7
ΔE00 6.33
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 6.72
Royal Blue (survey)
#0504AA
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#272CA2 #A29D27
analogous
#276AA2 #272CA2 #6027A2
triadic
#272CA2 #A2272C #2CA227
tetradic
#272CA2 #A2276A #A29D27 #27A260
square
#272CA2 #A2276A #A29D27 #27A260
split-complementary
#272CA2 #A26027 #6AA227
monochromatic
#0F113F #1B1F71 #272CA2 #373DCF #696DDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.67
#272CA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.97
#272CA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #272CA2
10.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##272CA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##272CA2 | 1.00 | 10.67 | 1.97 | 10.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0044A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0038A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#004D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #272ca2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.1% 0.184 271.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7666bf',
500: '#272ca2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #272ca2; $custom-light: #7666bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#272ca2",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 44,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.561,
"s": 61.194,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38085,
"c": 0.18443,
"h": 271.8
},
"luminance": 0.04841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#272CA2
secondary
#C1BD64
accent
#DE43E4
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEEBF7
border
#C9C6D0
text
#0A0612
muted
#7C7A81