#272DB3#272DB3

#272DB3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.204 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272DB3
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 179)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 74.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.28, 44.47, -70.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.28, 83.44, 302.20°)
OKLab	oklab(40.05% 0.0025 -0.2045)
OKLCH	oklch(40.05% 0.204 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9090, 5.5617, 43.1904)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272DB3 #B3AD27

analogous

#2773B3 #272DB3 #6727B3

triadic

#272DB3 #B3272D #2DB327

tetradic

#272DB3 #B32773 #B3AD27 #27B367

square

#272DB3 #B32773 #B3AD27 #27B367

split-complementary

#272DB3 #B36727 #73B327

monochromatic

#11144E #1C2081 #272DB3 #4148D6 #7478E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#272DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#272DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272DB3

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272DB3	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.204 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a67cb',
    500: '#272db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272db3;
$custom-light: #7a67cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.429,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40046,
    "c": 0.20449,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272DB3

secondary

#C8C46E

accent

#E041E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272DB3

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

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