#272DBD#272DBD

#272DBD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.216 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272DBD
RGB	rgb(39, 45, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.36, 47.81, -74.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.36, 88.73, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(41.14% 0.0009 -0.2165)
OKLCH	oklch(41.14% 0.217 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9573, 5.9810, 48.7112)
Luminance	0.0598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272DBD #BDB727

analogous

#2778BD #272DBD #6C27BD

triadic

#272DBD #BD272D #2DBD27

tetradic

#272DBD #BD2778 #BDB727 #27BD6C

square

#272DBD #BD2778 #BDB727 #27BD6C

split-complementary

#272DBD #BD6C27 #78BD27

monochromatic

#121558 #1D218A #272DBD #484ED9 #7B7FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.56

#272DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#272DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272DBD

9.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272DBD	1.00	9.56	2.20	9.56
#FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 45, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.216 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c68d2',
    500: '#272dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272dbd;
$custom-light: #7c68d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.6,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41136,
    "c": 0.2165,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272DBD

secondary

#CCC874

accent

#E23FE9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #272DBD

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

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