What color is #272453?

#272453 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272453?

The RGB value is 39, 36, 83: 39 red, 36 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272453?

The complementary color is #505324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272453 color

#272453 rgb(39, 36, 83)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272453 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 32.5% blue (39, 36, 83).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 39% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pāua (#2A2551), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.35:1).

#272453 color codes

HEX	`#272453`
RGB	`rgb(39, 36, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 39%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 57%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 57%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.07, 15.96, -28.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.07, 32.54, 299.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.028, 2.317, 8.47)`
Decimal	`2565203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272453, 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 #272453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	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 #272453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272453; }
.text { color: #272453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 36 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272453, #3f2453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272453?: #272453 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Pāua. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272453?: The RGB value is 39, 36, 83: 39 red, 36 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272453?: The complementary color is #505324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.46:1 and white text 14.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.