#272CAF#272CAF

#272CAF is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.201 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272CAF
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.65, 43.69, -69.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.65, 81.89, 302.24°)
OKLab	oklab(39.47% 0.0036 -0.2006)
OKLCH	oklch(39.47% 0.201 271)
XYZ	xyz(9.4726, 5.3268, 41.0781)
Luminance	0.0533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272CAF #AFAA27

analogous

#2770AF #272CAF #6627AF

triadic

#272CAF #AF272C #2CAF27

tetradic

#272CAF #AF2770 #AFAA27 #27AF66

square

#272CAF #AF2770 #AFAA27 #27AF66

split-complementary

#272CAF #AF6627 #70AF27

monochromatic

#11134B #1C1F7D #272CAF #3F44D4 #7175DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.17

#272CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#272CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272CAF

10.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272CAF	1.00	10.17	2.07	10.17
#FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.201 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7967c8',
    500: '#272caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272caf;
$custom-light: #7967c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.794,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3947,
    "c": 0.20059,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.05328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272CAF

secondary

#C6C36B

accent

#E041E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272CAF

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

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