What color is #270058?

#270058 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270058?

The RGB value is 39, 0, 88: 39 red, 0 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270058?

The complementary color is #315800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270058?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270058 color

#270058 rgb(39, 0, 88)

Shades of black

The hex color #270058 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 0% green and 34.5% blue (39, 0, 88).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cotinga Purple (#340059), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.11:1).

#270058 color codes

HEX	`#270058`
RGB	`rgb(39, 0, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 0%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 100%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.08, 38.22, -43.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.08, 57.65, 311.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.598, 1.136, 9.313)`
Decimal	`2555992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270058, 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 #270058	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270058 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	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 #270058 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270058; }
.text { color: #270058; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270058; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 0 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270058, #530058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #270058?: #270058 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Cotinga Purple. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270058?: The RGB value is 39, 0, 88: 39 red, 0 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270058?: The complementary color is #315800, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270058?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.23:1 and white text 17.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.