#272DB2#272DB2

#272DB2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 39.9% C 0.203 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272DB2
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 178)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.17, 44.13, -70.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.17, 82.91, 302.16°)
OKLab	oklab(39.94% 0.0027 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(39.94% 0.203 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8082, 5.5214, 42.6597)
Luminance	0.0552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272DB2 #B2AC27

analogous

#2773B2 #272DB2 #6627B2

triadic

#272DB2 #B2272D #2DB227

tetradic

#272DB2 #B22773 #B2AC27 #27B266

square

#272DB2 #B22773 #B2AC27 #27B266

split-complementary

#272DB2 #B26627 #73B227

monochromatic

#11144E #1C2080 #272DB2 #4147D5 #7378E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.98

#272DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.10

#272DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272DB2

9.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272DB2	1.00	9.98	2.10	9.98
#FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0049B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.9% 0.203 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a67ca',
    500: '#272db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272db2;
$custom-light: #7a67ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.41,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39938,
    "c": 0.20328,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272DB2

secondary

#C8C46D

accent

#E041E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272DB2

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

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