What color is #272543?

#272543 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 #272543?

The RGB value is 39, 37, 67: 39 red, 37 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272543?

The complementary color is #414325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272543 color

#272543 rgb(39, 37, 67)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272543 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 14.5% green and 26.3% blue (39, 37, 67).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 29% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Black Market (#222244), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.67:1).

#272543 color codes

HEX	`#272543`
RGB	`rgb(39, 37, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 14.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 29%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 45%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 45%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.3, 9.68, -18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.3, 21.01, 297.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.511, 2.16, 5.594)`
Decimal	`2565443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272543, 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 #272543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	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 #272543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272543; }
.text { color: #272543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 37 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272543, #362543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #272543?: #272543 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 #272543?: The RGB value is 39, 37, 67: 39 red, 37 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272543?: The complementary color is #414325, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.