#272FA2#272FA2

#272FA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.181 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272FA2
RGB	rgb(39, 47, 162)
HSL	hsl(236, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(236, 76%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 71%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.94, 37.39, -62.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.94, 72.91, 300.85°)
OKLab	oklab(38.56% 0.0041 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(38.56% 0.181 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.3726, 5.0721, 34.7132)
Luminance	0.0507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272FA2 #A29A27

analogous

#276CA2 #272FA2 #5D27A2

triadic

#272FA2 #A2272F #2FA227

tetradic

#272FA2 #A2276C #A29A27 #27A25D

square

#272FA2 #A2276C #A29A27 #27A25D

split-complementary

#272FA2 #A25D27 #6CA227

monochromatic

#0F123F #1B2171 #272FA2 #3741CF #6970DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#272FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#272FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272FA2

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272FA2	1.00	10.42	2.01	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 47, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.181 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7668bf',
    500: '#272fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272fa2;
$custom-light: #7668bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.098,
    "s": 61.194,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38561,
    "c": 0.18121,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272FA2

secondary

#C1BB64

accent

#DA43E4

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EEEBF7

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0612

muted

#7C7A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #272FA2

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

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