#2A27BD#2A27BD

#2A27BD is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.221 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2A27BD
RGB	rgb(42, 39, 189)
HSL	hsl(241, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(241, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.8%, 79.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.42, 51.17, -76.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.42, 91.87, 303.84°)
OKLab	oklab(40.52% 0.006 -0.2209)
OKLCH	oklch(40.52% 0.221 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.8626, 5.6162, 48.6458)
Luminance	0.0562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#2A27BD #BABD27

analogous

#276FBD #2A27BD #7527BD

triadic

#2A27BD #BD2A27 #27BD2A

tetradic

#2A27BD #BD276F #BABD27 #27BD75

square

#2A27BD #BD276F #BABD27 #27BD75

split-complementary

#2A27BD #BD7527 #6FBD27

monochromatic

#131258 #1F1D8A #2A27BD #4B48D9 #7D7BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.89

#2A27BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#2A27BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2A27BD

9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2A27BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2A27BD	1.00	9.89	2.12	9.89
#FFFFFF	9.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003BBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2a27bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 39, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.221 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e65d2',
    500: '#2a27bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2a27bd;
$custom-light: #7e65d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2a27bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 42,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.2,
    "s": 65.789,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40516,
    "c": 0.22095,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2A27BD

secondary

#CACC74

accent

#E93FE5

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFA

border

#CBC6D3

text

#0C0614

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #2A27BD

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

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