#2B27AE#2B27AE

#2B27AE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.203 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2B27AE
RGB	rgb(43, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(242, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.3%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.79, 46.45, -70.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.79, 84.07, 303.54°)
OKLab	oklab(38.9% 0.0104 -0.2028)
OKLCH	oklch(38.9% 0.203 272.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.3592, 5.0196, 40.5118)
Luminance	0.0502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2B27AE #AAAE27

analogous

#2767AE #2B27AE #6F27AE

triadic

#2B27AE #AE2B27 #27AE2B

tetradic

#2B27AE #AE2767 #AAAE27 #27AE6F

square

#2B27AE #AE2767 #AAAE27 #27AE6F

split-complementary

#2B27AE #AE6F27 #67AE27

monochromatic

#12114A #1F1C7C #2B27AE #433ED4 #7470DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.48

#2B27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#2B27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2B27AE

10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2B27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2B27AE	1.00	10.48	2.00	10.48
#FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0046B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0039AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #2b27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(43, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.203 272.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b64c8',
    500: '#2b27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2b27ae;
$custom-light: #7b64c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2b27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 43,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.778,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38895,
    "c": 0.20303,
    "h": 272.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2B27AE

secondary

#C3C66B

accent

#E641E2

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0513

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2B27AE

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

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