What color is #273287?

#273287 is a dark, moderate blue known as Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Intergalactic Highway?

The RGB value is 39, 50, 135: 39 red, 50 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Intergalactic Highway?

The complementary color is #877C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #273287?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Intergalactic Highway color: hex code #273287

#273287 rgb(39, 50, 135)

Shades of blue

Intergalactic Highway has the hex code #273287. It is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 19.6% green and 52.9% blue (39, 50, 135).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 55% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 63% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

Intergalactic Highway (#273287) color codes

HEX	`#273287`
RGB	`rgb(39, 50, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 19.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 55%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 71%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 63%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.14, 25.54, -48.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.14, 55.2, 297.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.349, 4.461, 23.443)`
Decimal	`2568839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Intergalactic Highway, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #273287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#273287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #273287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #273287; }
.text { color: #273287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #273287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 50 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #273287, #4c2787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

See #273287 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #273287?: #273287 is a dark, moderate blue known as Intergalactic Highway. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Intergalactic Highway?: The RGB value is 39, 50, 135: 39 red, 50 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Intergalactic Highway?: The complementary color is #877C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #273287?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.