What color is #271C30?

#271C30 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #271C30?

The RGB value is 39, 28, 48: 39 red, 28 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #271C30?

The complementary color is #25301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #271C30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#271C30 color

#271C30 rgb(39, 28, 48)

Shades of purple

The hex color #271C30 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 11% green and 18.8% blue (39, 28, 48).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 26% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 81% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#271C30 color codes

HEX	`#271C30`
RGB	`rgb(39, 28, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 11%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 26%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 42%, 19%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 42%, 0%, 81%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.45, 10.28, -11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.45, 15.25, 312.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.785, 1.475, 2.986)`
Decimal	`2563120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #271C30, 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 #271C30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#271C30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	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 #271C30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #271c30; }
.text { color: #271c30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #271c30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 28 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #271c30, #301c2f); }

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Questions

What color is #271C30?: #271C30 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #271C30?: The RGB value is 39, 28, 48: 39 red, 28 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #271C30?: The complementary color is #25301C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #271C30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.3:1 and white text 16.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.