#273495#273495

#273495 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.158 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#273495
RGB	rgb(39, 52, 149)
HSL	hsl(233, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(233, 74%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 65.1%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.90, 29.45, -54.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.90, 62.16, 298.28°)
OKLab	oklab(38.15% 0.0022 -0.1582)
OKLCH	oklch(38.15% 0.158 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4877, 5.0565, 29.0093)
Luminance	0.0506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#273495 #958827

analogous

#276B95 #273495 #512795

triadic

#273495 #952734 #349527

tetradic

#273495 #95276B #958827 #279551

square

#273495 #95276B #958827 #279551

split-complementary

#273495 #955127 #6B9527

monochromatic

#0E1234 #1A2364 #273495 #3445C6 #616FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.44

#273495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#273495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #273495

10.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##273495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##273495	1.00	10.44	2.01	10.44
#FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004598

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003B93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #273495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 52, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.158 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726bb5',
    500: '#273495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #273495;
$custom-light: #726bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#273495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.909,
    "s": 58.511,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38152,
    "c": 0.15818,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#273495

secondary

#BBB05D

accent

#CF46E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090611

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #273495

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

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