#273BA1#273BA1
#273BA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.166 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #273BA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 59, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 76%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.74, 29.30, -57.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.74, 64.44, 297.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.58% -0.003 -0.1659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.58% 0.166 269) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8315, 6.1315, 34.4294) |
| Luminance | 0.0613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.76
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.87
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.22
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.38
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.30
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#273BA1 #A18D27
analogous
#2778A1 #273BA1 #5027A1
triadic
#273BA1 #A1273B #3BA127
tetradic
#273BA1 #A12778 #A18D27 #27A150
square
#273BA1 #A12778 #A18D27 #27A150
split-complementary
#273BA1 #A15027 #78A127
monochromatic
#0F173E #1B2970 #273BA1 #3750CE #687BDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.43
#273BA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.23
#273BA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #273BA1
9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##273BA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##273BA1 | 1.00 | 9.43 | 2.23 | 9.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#00409F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005568
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #273ba1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 59, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.166 269.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7470be',
500: '#273ba1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #273ba1; $custom-light: #7470be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#273ba1",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 59,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.164,
"s": 61,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40577,
"c": 0.16591,
"h": 269
},
"luminance": 0.06132
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#273BA1
secondary
#C0B163
accent
#CA44E4
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEECF7
border
#C9C7D0
text
#0A0712
muted
#7C7A81