#272FBA#272FBA

#272FBA is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.060; OKLCH L 41.1% C 0.211 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#272FBA
RGB	rgb(39, 47, 186)
HSL	hsl(237, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(79%, 74.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.43, 45.69, -72.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.43, 86.00, 302.09°)
OKLab	oklab(41.09% 0.0007 -0.211)
OKLCH	oklch(41.09% 0.211 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7131, 6.0083, 47.0400)
Luminance	0.0601 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#272FBA #BAB227

analogous

#2779BA #272FBA #6927BA

triadic

#272FBA #BA272F #2FBA27

tetradic

#272FBA #BA2779 #BAB227 #27BA69

square

#272FBA #BA2779 #BAB227 #27BA69

split-complementary

#272FBA #BA6927 #79BA27

monochromatic

#121555 #1C2287 #272FBA #464ED8 #797EE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.54

#272FBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.20

#272FBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #272FBA

9.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##272FBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##272FBA	1.00	9.54	2.20	9.54
#FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #272fba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 47, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.1% 0.211 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c69d0',
    500: '#272fba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #272fba;
$custom-light: #7c69d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#272fba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.735,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41089,
    "c": 0.21103,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#272FBA

secondary

#CBC672

accent

#DF40E8

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#EFEBFA

border

#CAC6D3

text

#0B0614

muted

#7C7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #272FBA

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

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