What color is #271A71?

#271A71 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271A71?

The RGB value is 39, 26, 113: 39 red, 26 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271A71?

The complementary color is #64711A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271A71 color

#271A71 rgb(39, 26, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #271A71 is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 10.2% green and 44.3% blue (39, 26, 113).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 63% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 77% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#271A71 color codes

HEX	`#271A71`
RGB	`rgb(39, 26, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 10.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 63%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 77%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 77%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.28, 33.11, -47.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.28, 58.18, 304.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.186, 2.362, 15.855)`
Decimal	`2562673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271A71, 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 #271A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	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 #271A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271a71; }
.text { color: #271a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 26 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271a71, #521a71); }

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Questions

What color is #271A71?: #271A71 is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Midnight Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271A71?: The RGB value is 39, 26, 113: 39 red, 26 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271A71?: The complementary color is #64711A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.47:1 and white text 14.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.