#272DAF#272DAF

#272DAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.200 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272DAF
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 175)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.85, 43.11, -68.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.85, 81.30, 302.03°)
OKLab	oklab(39.62% 0.0032 -0.1996)
OKLCH	oklch(39.62% 0.2 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.5103, 5.4022, 41.0906)
Luminance	0.0540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272DAF #AFA927

analogous

#2771AF #272DAF #6527AF

triadic

#272DAF #AF272D #2DAF27

tetradic

#272DAF #AF2771 #AFA927 #27AF65

square

#272DAF #AF2771 #AFA927 #27AF65

split-complementary

#272DAF #AF6527 #71AF27

monochromatic

#11134B #1C207D #272DAF #3F46D4 #7176DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.09

#272DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#272DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272DAF

10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272DAF	1.00	10.09	2.08	10.09
#FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0048B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.200 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7967c8',
    500: '#272daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272daf;
$custom-light: #7967c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.353,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39616,
    "c": 0.19961,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272DAF

secondary

#C6C26B

accent

#DF41E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272DAF

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

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