#2C27AE#2C27AE

#2C27AE is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.203 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#2C27AE
RGB	rgb(44, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(242, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.85, 46.53, -69.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.85, 84.02, 303.62°)
OKLab	oklab(38.96% 0.0116 -0.2024)
OKLCH	oklch(38.96% 0.203 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.4017, 5.0415, 40.5138)
Luminance	0.0504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#2C27AE #A9AE27

analogous

#2766AE #2C27AE #7027AE

triadic

#2C27AE #AE2C27 #27AE2C

tetradic

#2C27AE #AE2766 #A9AE27 #27AE70

square

#2C27AE #AE2766 #A9AE27 #27AE70

split-complementary

#2C27AE #AE7027 #66AE27

monochromatic

#13114A #1F1C7C #2C27AE #443ED4 #7470DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.46

#2C27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#2C27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #2C27AE

10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##2C27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##2C27AE	1.00	10.46	2.01	10.46
#FFFFFF	10.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.46	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: #2c27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(44, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.203 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b64c8',
    500: '#2c27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #2c27ae;
$custom-light: #7b64c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#2c27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 44,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38955,
    "c": 0.20278,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#2C27AE

secondary

#C3C66B

accent

#E641E0

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0513

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #2C27AE

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

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