#272EB3#272EB3

#272EB3 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.204 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272EB3
RGB	rgb(39, 46, 179)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.2%, 74.3%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.48, 43.89, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.48, 82.85, 301.99°)
OKLab	oklab(40.19% 0.0021 -0.2035)
OKLCH	oklch(40.19% 0.204 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9476, 5.6389, 43.2032)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272EB3 #B3AC27

analogous

#2774B3 #272EB3 #6627B3

triadic

#272EB3 #B3272E #2EB327

tetradic

#272EB3 #B32774 #B3AC27 #27B366

square

#272EB3 #B32774 #B3AC27 #27B366

split-complementary

#272EB3 #B36627 #74B327

monochromatic

#11144E #1C2181 #272EB3 #4149D6 #7479E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#272EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#272EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272EB3

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272EB3	1.00	9.87	2.13	9.87
#FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 46, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.204 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a68cb',
    500: '#272eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272eb3;
$custom-light: #7a68cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40191,
    "c": 0.20351,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272EB3

secondary

#C8C36E

accent

#DF41E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272EB3

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

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