#273996#273996

#273996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.153 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#273996
RGB	rgb(39, 57, 150)
HSL	hsl(230, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(230, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 62%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.27, 26.49, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.27, 59.34, 296.51°)
OKLab	oklab(39.19% -0.0014 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(39.19% 0.153 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.8030, 5.5588, 29.5100)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#273996 #968427

analogous

#277196 #273996 #4C2796

triadic

#273996 #962739 #399627

tetradic

#273996 #962771 #968427 #27964C

square

#273996 #962771 #968427 #27964C

split-complementary

#273996 #964C27 #719627

monochromatic

#0E1435 #1A2765 #273996 #344BC7 #6174D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#273996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#273996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #273996

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##273996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##273996	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #273996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 57, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.153 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#726fb6',
    500: '#273996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #273996;
$custom-light: #726fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#273996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.27,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39194,
    "c": 0.15333,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#273996

secondary

#BCAC5D

accent

#C946E2

background

#F7F6FB

surface

#EDECF6

border

#C8C7D0

text

#090711

muted

#7B7A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #273996

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

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