What color is #27233B?

#27233B 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 #27233B?

The RGB value is 39, 35, 59: 39 red, 35 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #27233B?

The complementary color is #373B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #27233B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#27233B color

#27233B rgb(39, 35, 59)

Shades of blue

The hex color #27233B is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.7% green and 23.1% blue (39, 35, 59).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 26% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.11:1).

#27233B color codes

HEX	`#27233B`
RGB	`rgb(39, 35, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 26%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 41%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 41%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.22, 8.51, -14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.22, 17.06, 299.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.227, 1.949, 4.396)`
Decimal	`2564923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #27233B, 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 #27233B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#27233B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	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 #27233B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #27233b; }
.text { color: #27233b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #27233b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 35 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #27233b, #33233b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #27233B?: #27233B 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 #27233B?: The RGB value is 39, 35, 59: 39 red, 35 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #27233B?: The complementary color is #373B23, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #27233B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.39:1 and white text 15.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.