#272CB4#272CB4

#272CB4 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.207 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272CB4
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 180)
HSL	hsl(238, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(238, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 75.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.19, 45.37, -71.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.19, 84.56, 302.45°)
OKLab	oklab(40.01% 0.0027 -0.2066)
OKLCH	oklch(40.01% 0.207 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.9728, 5.5269, 43.7124)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272CB4 #B4AF27

analogous

#2773B4 #272CB4 #6827B4

triadic

#272CB4 #B4272C #2CB427

tetradic

#272CB4 #B42773 #B4AF27 #27B468

square

#272CB4 #B42773 #B4AF27 #27B468

split-complementary

#272CB4 #B46827 #73B427

monochromatic

#11134F #1C2082 #272CB4 #4247D6 #7478E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#272CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#272CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272CB4

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272CB4	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.207 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a67cc',
    500: '#272cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272cb4;
$custom-light: #7a67cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.872,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40013,
    "c": 0.20666,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272CB4

secondary

#C8C56F

accent

#E140E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272CB4

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

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