#272DB0#272DB0

#272DB0 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.201 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272DB0
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 176)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 74.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.96, 43.45, -69.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.96, 81.84, 302.07°)
OKLab	oklab(39.72% 0.003 -0.2008)
OKLCH	oklch(39.72% 0.201 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.6089, 5.4416, 41.6098)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272DB0 #B0AA27

analogous

#2772B0 #272DB0 #6527B0

triadic

#272DB0 #B0272D #2DB027

tetradic

#272DB0 #B02772 #B0AA27 #27B065

square

#272DB0 #B02772 #B0AA27 #27B065

split-complementary

#272DB0 #B06527 #72B027

monochromatic

#11134C #1C207E #272DB0 #4046D5 #7277E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.05

#272DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#272DB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272DB0

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272DB0	1.00	10.05	2.09	10.05
#FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00536C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.201 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7967c9',
    500: '#272db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272db0;
$custom-light: #7967c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.372,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39723,
    "c": 0.20083,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272DB0

secondary

#C7C36C

accent

#DF41E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272DB0

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

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