What color is #27213A?

#27213A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #27213A?

The RGB value is 39, 33, 58: 39 red, 33 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27213A?

The complementary color is #343A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27213A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27213A color

#27213A rgb(39, 33, 58)

Shades of blue

The hex color #27213A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 12.9% green and 22.7% blue (39, 33, 58).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.39:1).

#27213A color codes

HEX	`#27213A`
RGB	`rgb(39, 33, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 12.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 43%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.54, 9.65, -15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.54, 17.96, 302.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.144, 1.825, 4.241)`
Decimal	`2564410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27213A, 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 #27213A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27213A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	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 #27213A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27213a; }
.text { color: #27213a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27213a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 33 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27213a, #33213a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #27213A?: #27213A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #27213A?: The RGB value is 39, 33, 58: 39 red, 33 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27213A?: The complementary color is #343A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27213A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.36:1 and white text 15.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.