#272FB1#272FB1

#272FB1 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.1% C 0.200 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272FB1
RGB	rgb(39, 47, 177)
HSL	hsl(237, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(237, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 73.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.48, 42.63, -69.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.48, 81.18, 301.68°)
OKLab	oklab(40.13% 0.002 -0.2)
OKLCH	oklch(40.13% 0.2 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7863, 5.6376, 42.1588)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.65

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272FB1 #B1A927

analogous

#2774B1 #272FB1 #6427B1

triadic

#272FB1 #B1272F #2FB127

tetradic

#272FB1 #B12774 #B1A927 #27B164

square

#272FB1 #B12774 #B1A927 #27B164

split-complementary

#272FB1 #B16427 #74B127

monochromatic

#11144D #1C227F #272FB1 #4049D5 #7279E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#272FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#272FB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272FB1

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272FB1	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)

#004AB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00556D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 47, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.1% 0.200 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7969ca',
    500: '#272fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272fb1;
$custom-light: #7969ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.522,
    "s": 63.889,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40126,
    "c": 0.20006,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272FB1

secondary

#C7C26D

accent

#DD41E7

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF9

border

#CAC6D2

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #272FB1

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

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