What color is #272342?

#272342 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272342?

The RGB value is 39, 35, 66: 39 red, 35 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272342?

The complementary color is #3E4223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272342 color

#272342 rgb(39, 35, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272342 is a very dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 13.7% green and 25.9% blue (39, 35, 66).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.94:1).

#272342 color codes

HEX	`#272342`
RGB	`rgb(39, 35, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 13.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 47%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 47%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.63, 10.79, -19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.63, 21.87, 299.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.421, 2.027, 5.417)`
Decimal	`2564930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272342, 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 #272342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #272342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272342; }
.text { color: #272342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 35 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272342, #372342); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272342?: #272342 is a very dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272342?: The RGB value is 39, 35, 66: 39 red, 35 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272342?: The complementary color is #3E4223, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.