#272D88#272D88

#272D88 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.041; OKLCH L 35.6% C 0.149 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272D88
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 136)
HSL	hsl(236, 55%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(236, 71%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.3%, 66.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.95, 29.26, -51.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.95, 59.24, 299.60°)
OKLab	oklab(35.63% 0.0081 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(35.63% 0.149 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.2175, 4.0851, 23.7486)
Luminance	0.0409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272D88 #888227

analogous

#275E88 #272D88 #522788

triadic

#272D88 #88272D #2D8827

tetradic

#272D88 #88275E #888227 #278852

square

#272D88 #88275E #888227 #278852

split-complementary

#272D88 #885227 #5E8827

monochromatic

#0C0E29 #191D58 #272D88 #353DB8 #5A61D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.56

#272D88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.82

#272D88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272D88

11.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272D88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272D88	1.00	11.56	1.82	11.56
#FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003586

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#393939

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272d88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.6% 0.149 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f66ac',
    500: '#272d88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272d88;
$custom-light: #6f66ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272d88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.289,
    "s": 55.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3563,
    "c": 0.14898,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272D88

secondary

#B5AF56

accent

#D549DF

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080610

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #272D88

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

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