#272E97#272E97

#272E97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.168 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272E97
RGB	rgb(39, 46, 151)
HSL	hsl(236, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(236, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 69.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(25.62, 34.08, -58.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(25.62, 67.32, 300.42°)
OKLab	oklab(37.28% 0.006 -0.1679)
OKLCH	oklch(37.28% 0.168 272)
XYZ	xyz(7.3977, 4.6189, 29.7738)
Luminance	0.0462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272E97 #979027

analogous

#276697 #272E97 #582797

triadic

#272E97 #97272E #2E9727

tetradic

#272E97 #972766 #979027 #279758

square

#272E97 #972766 #979027 #279758

split-complementary

#272E97 #975827 #669727

monochromatic

#0E1036 #1A1F66 #272E97 #343DC8 #6269D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.91

#272E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.92

#272E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272E97

10.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272E97	1.00	10.91	1.92	10.91
#FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00429A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3D3D3D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 46, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.168 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7367b7',
    500: '#272e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272e97;
$custom-light: #7367b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3728,
    "c": 0.16801,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.0462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272E97

secondary

#BCB65E

accent

#D846E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #272E97

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

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