#2A27AE#2A27AE

#2A27AE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.203 H 272.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A27AE
RGB	rgb(42, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(241, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(241, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.73, 46.37, -70.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.73, 84.11, 303.45°)
OKLab	oklab(38.84% 0.0091 -0.2031)
OKLCH	oklch(38.84% 0.203 272.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.3178, 4.9983, 40.5099)
Luminance	0.0500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2A27AE #ABAE27

analogous

#2768AE #2A27AE #6E27AE

triadic

#2A27AE #AE2A27 #27AE2A

tetradic

#2A27AE #AE2768 #ABAE27 #27AE6E

square

#2A27AE #AE2768 #ABAE27 #27AE6E

split-complementary

#2A27AE #AE6E27 #68AE27

monochromatic

#12114A #1E1C7C #2A27AE #423ED4 #7370DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.50

#2A27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#2A27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A27AE

10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A27AE	1.00	10.50	2.00	10.50
#FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0038AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.203 272.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a64c8',
    500: '#2a27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a27ae;
$custom-light: #7a64c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.333,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38836,
    "c": 0.2033,
    "h": 272.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.04999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A27AE

secondary

#C4C66B

accent

#E641E3

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0513

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A27AE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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