#273DB1#273DB1
#273DB1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.185 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #273DB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 61, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 65.5%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.67, 33.95, -63.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.67, 72.29, 298.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.44% -0.0049 -0.1847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.44% 0.185 268.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4385, 6.9420, 42.3762) |
| Luminance | 0.0694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 1.62
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 3.16
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 5.10
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.13
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.74
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#273DB1 #B19B27
analogous
#2782B1 #273DB1 #5627B1
triadic
#273DB1 #B1273D #3DB127
tetradic
#273DB1 #B12782 #B19B27 #27B156
square
#273DB1 #B12782 #B19B27 #27B156
split-complementary
#273DB1 #B15627 #82B127
monochromatic
#111A4D #1C2C7F #273DB1 #4058D5 #7284E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.79
#273DB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#273DB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #273DB1
8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##273DB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##273DB1 | 1.00 | 8.79 | 2.39 | 8.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0044AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #273db1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 61, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.185 268.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7872c9',
500: '#273db1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #273db1; $custom-light: #7872c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#273db1",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 61,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.435,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42439,
"c": 0.18476,
"h": 268.5
},
"luminance": 0.06943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#273DB1
secondary
#C7B96D
accent
#CC41E7
background
#F8F6FC
surface
#EFECF8
border
#CAC7D1
text
#0A0813
muted
#7C7B82