#272D99#272D99

#272D99 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.172 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272D99
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(237, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.5%, 70.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.59, 35.43, -59.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.59, 69.11, 300.84°)
OKLab	oklab(37.31% 0.0064 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(37.31% 0.172 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.5229, 4.6072, 30.6236)
Luminance	0.0461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#272D99 #999327

analogous

#276699 #272D99 #5A2799

triadic

#272D99 #99272D #2D9927

tetradic

#272D99 #992766 #999327 #27995A

square

#272D99 #992766 #999327 #27995A

split-complementary

#272D99 #995A27 #669927

monochromatic

#0E1037 #1B1F68 #272D99 #333BCA #6369D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.93

#272D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#272D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272D99

10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272D99	1.00	10.93	1.92	10.93
#FFFFFF	10.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.172 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7366b8',
    500: '#272d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272d99;
$custom-light: #7366b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37314,
    "c": 0.17177,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272D99

secondary

#BDB85F

accent

#DA45E3

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272D99

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

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