What color is #272035?

#272035 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272035?

The RGB value is 39, 32, 53: 39 red, 32 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272035?

The complementary color is #2E3520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272035 color

#272035 rgb(39, 32, 53)

Shades of purple

The hex color #272035 is a very dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.5% green and 20.8% blue (39, 32, 53).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 25% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Black Velvet (#222233), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.62:1).

#272035 color codes

HEX	`#272035`
RGB	`rgb(39, 32, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 25%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 40%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 40%, 0%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(13.95, 8.84, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(13.95, 15.32, 305.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.996, 1.721, 3.595)`
Decimal	`2564149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272035, 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 #272035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	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 #272035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272035; }
.text { color: #272035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 32 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272035, #312035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272035?: #272035 is a very dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272035?: The RGB value is 39, 32, 53: 39 red, 32 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272035?: The complementary color is #2E3520, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.34:1 and white text 15.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.