What color is #27096E?

#27096E is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27096E?

The RGB value is 39, 9, 110: 39 red, 9 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27096E?

The complementary color is #506E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27096E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27096E color

#27096E rgb(39, 9, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #27096E is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 3.5% green and 43.1% blue (39, 9, 110).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 85% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Blackmail (#220066), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.55:1).

#27096E color codes

HEX	`#27096E`
RGB	`rgb(39, 9, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 3.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 85%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 92%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 92%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.13, 40.32, -51.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.13, 65.08, 308.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.748, 1.752, 14.89)`
Decimal	`2558318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27096E, 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 #27096E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27096E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	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 #27096E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27096e; }
.text { color: #27096e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27096e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 9 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27096e, #5a096e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #27096E?: #27096E is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Blackmail. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27096E?: The RGB value is 39, 9, 110: 39 red, 9 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27096E?: The complementary color is #506E09, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27096E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.35:1 and white text 15.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.