#273BAD#273BAD
#273BAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.182 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #273BAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 59, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 65.9%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.82, 33.77, -62.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.82, 71.34, 298.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.7% -0.0035 -0.1818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.7% 0.182 268.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9409, 6.5753, 40.2723) |
| Luminance | 0.0658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 0.94
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.88
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.36
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.45
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.52
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#273BAD #AD9927
analogous
#277EAD #273BAD #5627AD
triadic
#273BAD #AD273B #3BAD27
tetradic
#273BAD #AD277E #AD9927 #27AD56
square
#273BAD #AD277E #AD9927 #27AD56
split-complementary
#273BAD #AD5627 #7EAD27
monochromatic
#101949 #1C2A7B #273BAD #3E54D3 #7080DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.07
#273BAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.32
#273BAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #273BAD
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##273BAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##273BAD | 1.00 | 9.07 | 2.32 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004FB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0042AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00596E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#494949
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #273bad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 59, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.182 268.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7771c6',
500: '#273bad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #273bad; $custom-light: #7771c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#273bad",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 59,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.045,
"s": 63.208,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41701,
"c": 0.18186,
"h": 268.9
},
"luminance": 0.06576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#273BAD
secondary
#C6B86A
accent
#CE42E6
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0713
muted
#7C7A82