#272DBA#272DBA

#272DBA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.213 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272DBA
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 186)
HSL	hsl(238, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 75.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.04, 46.82, -73.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.04, 87.16, 302.49°)
OKLab	oklab(40.81% 0.0014 -0.2129)
OKLCH	oklch(40.81% 0.213 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6350, 5.8521, 47.0139)
Luminance	0.0585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272DBA #BAB427

analogous

#2777BA #272DBA #6B27BA

triadic

#272DBA #BA272D #2DBA27

tetradic

#272DBA #BA2777 #BAB427 #27BA6B

square

#272DBA #BA2777 #BAB427 #27BA6B

split-complementary

#272DBA #BA6B27 #77BA27

monochromatic

#121555 #1C2187 #272DBA #464CD8 #797DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.67

#272DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#272DBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272DBA

9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272DBA	1.00	9.67	2.17	9.67
#FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.213 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c68d0',
    500: '#272dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272dba;
$custom-light: #7c68d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40807,
    "c": 0.21292,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272DBA

secondary

#CBC772

accent

#E140E8

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #272DBA

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

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