#272CBD#272CBD

#272CBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.217 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272CBD
RGB	rgb(39, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.17, 48.36, -75.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.17, 89.29, 302.79°)
OKLab	oklab(41% 0.0012 -0.2174)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.217 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.9196, 5.9056, 48.6986)
Luminance	0.0591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272CBD #BDB827

analogous

#2777BD #272CBD #6D27BD

triadic

#272CBD #BD272C #2CBD27

tetradic

#272CBD #BD2777 #BDB827 #27BD6D

square

#272CBD #BD2777 #BDB827 #27BD6D

split-complementary

#272CBD #BD6D27 #77BD27

monochromatic

#121458 #1D208A #272CBD #484DD9 #7B7EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.63

#272CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#272CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272CBD

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272CBD	1.00	9.63	2.18	9.63
#FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.217 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d67d2',
    500: '#272cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272cbd;
$custom-light: #7d67d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41,
    "c": 0.21741,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272CBD

secondary

#CCC974

accent

#E33FE9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #272CBD

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

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