#273BA3#273BA3
#273BA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.169 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #273BA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 59, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.1%, 63.8%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.92, 30.05, -58.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(29.92, 65.60, 297.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(40.76% -0.0031 -0.1686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.76% 0.169 269) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0092, 6.2026, 35.3656) |
| Luminance | 0.0620 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.51
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 4.94
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.11
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.22
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 6.11
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#273BA3 #A38F27
analogous
#2779A3 #273BA3 #5127A3
triadic
#273BA3 #A3273B #3BA327
tetradic
#273BA3 #A32779 #A38F27 #27A351
square
#273BA3 #A32779 #A38F27 #27A351
split-complementary
#273BA3 #A35127 #79A327
monochromatic
#0F1740 #1B2972 #273BA3 #3850CF #697CDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.37
#273BA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.24
#273BA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #273BA3
9.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##273BA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##273BA3 | 1.00 | 9.37 | 2.24 | 9.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004CA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0041A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005669
Achromatopsia (no color)
#464646
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #273ba3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 59, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.169 269.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7570bf',
500: '#273ba3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #273ba3; $custom-light: #7570bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#273ba3",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 59,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.323,
"s": 61.386,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.40762,
"c": 0.1686,
"h": 269
},
"luminance": 0.06204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#273BA3
secondary
#C1B264
accent
#CA43E4
background
#F7F6FB
surface
#EEECF7
border
#C9C7D0
text
#0A0712
muted
#7C7A81