What color is #272442?

#272442 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272442?

The RGB value is 39, 36, 66: 39 red, 36 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272442?

The complementary color is #3F4224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272442?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272442 color

#272442 rgb(39, 36, 66)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272442 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 25.9% blue (39, 36, 66).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.82:1).

#272442 color codes

HEX	`#272442`
RGB	`rgb(39, 36, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 45%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 45%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.93, 10.07, -18.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.93, 21.1, 298.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.451, 2.086, 5.427)`
Decimal	`2565186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272442, 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 #272442	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272442 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #272442 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272442; }
.text { color: #272442; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272442; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 36 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272442, #362442); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272442?: #272442 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Black Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272442?: The RGB value is 39, 36, 66: 39 red, 36 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272442?: The complementary color is #3F4224, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272442?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.42:1 and white text 14.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.