#272FB0#272FB0

#272FB0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.199 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272FB0
RGB	rgb(39, 47, 176)
HSL	hsl(236, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(236, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 73.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.37, 42.28, -68.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.37, 80.63, 301.63°)
OKLab	oklab(40.02% 0.0022 -0.1988)
OKLCH	oklch(40.02% 0.199 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.6870, 5.5979, 41.6358)
Luminance	0.0560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.73

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272FB0 #B0A827

analogous

#2774B0 #272FB0 #6327B0

triadic

#272FB0 #B0272F #2FB027

tetradic

#272FB0 #B02774 #B0A827 #27B063

square

#272FB0 #B02774 #B0A827 #27B063

split-complementary

#272FB0 #B06327 #74B027

monochromatic

#11144C #1C227E #272FB0 #4048D5 #7278E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#272FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#272FB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272FB0

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272FB0	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)

#004AB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00546D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 47, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.199 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7969c9',
    500: '#272fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272fb0;
$custom-light: #7969c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.496,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4002,
    "c": 0.19883,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272FB0

secondary

#C7C16C

accent

#DD41E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272FB0

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

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