#272EB2#272EB2

#272EB2 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.202 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272EB2
RGB	rgb(39, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.1%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.38, 43.55, -69.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.38, 82.32, 301.94°)
OKLab	oklab(40.08% 0.0023 -0.2023)
OKLCH	oklch(40.08% 0.202 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8468, 5.5986, 42.6725)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272EB2 #B2AB27

analogous

#2774B2 #272EB2 #6527B2

triadic

#272EB2 #B2272E #2EB227

tetradic

#272EB2 #B22774 #B2AB27 #27B265

square

#272EB2 #B22774 #B2AB27 #27B265

split-complementary

#272EB2 #B26527 #74B227

monochromatic

#11144E #1C2180 #272EB2 #4148D5 #7379E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#272EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#272EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272EB2

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272EB2	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.202 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a68ca',
    500: '#272eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272eb2;
$custom-light: #7a68ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.978,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40084,
    "c": 0.20229,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272EB2

secondary

#C8C36D

accent

#DF41E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272EB2

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

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