#273CA8#273CA8
#273CA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.174 H 268.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #273CA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 60, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 64.3%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.61, 31.26, -60.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(30.61, 67.82, 297.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(41.41% -0.0039 -0.174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(41.41% 0.174 268.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.5180, 6.4892, 37.7891) |
| Luminance | 0.0649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.28
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.38
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.01
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.16
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.71
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#273CA8 #A89327
analogous
#277CA8 #273CA8 #5327A8
triadic
#273CA8 #A8273C #3CA827
tetradic
#273CA8 #A8277C #A89327 #27A853
square
#273CA8 #A8277C #A89327 #27A853
split-complementary
#273CA8 #A85327 #7CA827
monochromatic
#101945 #1B2A76 #273CA8 #3B53D1 #6C7FDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
9.14
#273CA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.30
#273CA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #273CA8
9.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##273CA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##273CA8 | 1.00 | 9.14 | 2.30 | 9.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 9.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 9.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004EAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0042A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00586C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#484848
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #273ca8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 60, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.174 268.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7671c3',
500: '#273ca8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #273ca8; $custom-light: #7671c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#273ca8",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 60,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.233,
"s": 62.319,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.41411,
"c": 0.17408,
"h": 268.7
},
"luminance": 0.0649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#273CA8
secondary
#C3B467
accent
#CB42E5
background
#F7F6FC
surface
#EEECF8
border
#C9C7D1
text
#0A0713
muted
#7C7A82