#273696#273696

#273696 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.157 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#273696
RGB	rgb(39, 54, 150)
HSL	hsl(232, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(232, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 64%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.49, 28.49, -54.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.49, 61.39, 297.66°)
OKLab	oklab(38.62% 0.0008 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(38.62% 0.157 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.6590, 5.2709, 29.4620)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#273696 #968727

analogous

#276E96 #273696 #502796

triadic

#273696 #962736 #369627

tetradic

#273696 #96276E #968727 #279650

square

#273696 #96276E #968727 #279650

split-complementary

#273696 #965027 #6E9627

monochromatic

#0E1335 #1A2565 #273696 #3447C7 #6171D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#273696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#273696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #273696

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##273696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##273696	1.00	10.22	2.05	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004699

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #273696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 54, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.157 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726db6',
    500: '#273696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #273696;
$custom-light: #726db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#273696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.892,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38619,
    "c": 0.15708,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#273696

secondary

#BCAF5D

accent

#CD46E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDEBF6

border

#C8C6D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #273696

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

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