#272CB0#272CB0

#272CB0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.202 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272CB0
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 176)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 75%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.75, 44.03, -69.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.75, 82.43, 302.28°)
OKLab	oklab(39.58% 0.0034 -0.2018)
OKLCH	oklch(39.58% 0.202 271)
XYZ	xyz(9.5712, 5.3662, 41.5972)
Luminance	0.0537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272CB0 #B0AB27

analogous

#2771B0 #272CB0 #6627B0

triadic

#272CB0 #B0272C #2CB027

tetradic

#272CB0 #B02771 #B0AB27 #27B066

square

#272CB0 #B02771 #B0AB27 #27B066

split-complementary

#272CB0 #B06627 #71B027

monochromatic

#11134C #1C1F7E #272CB0 #4045D5 #7276E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.13

#272CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.07

#272CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272CB0

10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272CB0	1.00	10.13	2.07	10.13
#FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.202 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7967c9',
    500: '#272cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272cb0;
$custom-light: #7967c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.81,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39578,
    "c": 0.20181,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.05367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272CB0

secondary

#C7C36C

accent

#E141E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272CB0

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

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