#272DB1#272DB1
#272DB1 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.202 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #272DB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 45, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 74.6%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.06, 43.79, -69.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(28.06, 82.37, 302.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(39.83% 0.0029 -0.202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(39.83% 0.202 270.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7082, 5.4814, 42.1328) |
| Luminance | 0.0548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 3.42
Indigo Blue
#3A18B1
ΔE00 4.58
True Blue
#010FCC
ΔE00 5.50
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 6.33
Mediumblue
#0000CD
ΔE00 6.47
Royal
#0C1793
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#272DB1 #B1AB27
analogous
#2772B1 #272DB1 #6627B1
triadic
#272DB1 #B1272D #2DB127
tetradic
#272DB1 #B12772 #B1AB27 #27B166
square
#272DB1 #B12772 #B1AB27 #27B166
split-complementary
#272DB1 #B16627 #72B127
monochromatic
#11144D #1C207F #272DB1 #4047D5 #7277E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.02
#272DB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.10
#272DB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #272DB1
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##272DB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##272DB1 | 1.00 | 10.02 | 2.10 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0049B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#003BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00546D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #272db1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.202 270.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7967ca',
500: '#272db1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #272db1; $custom-light: #7967ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#272db1",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 45,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.391,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.39831,
"c": 0.20205,
"h": 270.8
},
"luminance": 0.05482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#272DB1
secondary
#C7C36D
accent
#E041E7
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#EFEBF9
border
#CAC6D2
text
#0B0613
muted
#7C7A82