#272EBA#272EBA

#272EBA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.212 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272EBA
RGB	rgb(39, 46, 186)
HSL	hsl(237, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 75.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.23, 46.26, -73.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.23, 86.58, 302.29°)
OKLab	oklab(40.95% 0.001 -0.212)
OKLCH	oklch(40.95% 0.212 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6736, 5.9293, 47.0268)
Luminance	0.0593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.07

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272EBA #BAB327

analogous

#2778BA #272EBA #6A27BA

triadic

#272EBA #BA272E #2EBA27

tetradic

#272EBA #BA2778 #BAB327 #27BA6A

square

#272EBA #BA2778 #BAB327 #27BA6A

split-complementary

#272EBA #BA6A27 #78BA27

monochromatic

#121555 #1C2187 #272EBA #464DD8 #797EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.61

#272EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.19

#272EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272EBA

9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272EBA	1.00	9.61	2.19	9.61
#FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004CBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 46, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.212 270.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40947,
    "c": 0.21198,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272EBA

secondary

#CBC672

accent

#E040E8

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFEBFA

border

#CAC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #272EBA

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

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