What color is #270145?

#270145 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #270145?

The RGB value is 39, 1, 69: 39 red, 1 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #270145?

The complementary color is #1F4501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #270145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#270145 color

#270145 rgb(39, 1, 69)

Shades of black

The hex color #270145 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 0.4% green and 27.1% blue (39, 1, 69).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 97% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 99% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.85:1).

#270145 color codes

HEX	`#270145`
RGB	`rgb(39, 1, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 0.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 97%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 99%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 99%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(7.97, 32.87, -33.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(7.97, 46.92, 314.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.921, 0.883, 5.698)`
Decimal	`2556229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #270145, 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 #270145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#270145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	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 #270145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #270145; }
.text { color: #270145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #270145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 1 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #270145, #450141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #270145?: #270145 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #270145?: The RGB value is 39, 1, 69: 39 red, 1 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #270145?: The complementary color is #1F4501, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #270145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.18:1 and white text 17.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.