What color is #272F64?

#272F64 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #272F64?

The RGB value is 39, 47, 100: 39 red, 47 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #272F64?

The complementary color is #645C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #272F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#272F64 color

#272F64 rgb(39, 47, 100)

Shades of blue

The hex color #272F64 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 18.4% green and 39.2% blue (39, 47, 100).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 44% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 53% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.52:1).

#272F64 color codes

HEX	`#272F64`
RGB	`rgb(39, 47, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 18.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 44%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 61%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 53%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.52, 14.37, -32.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.52, 35.52, 293.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.153, 3.384, 12.488)`
Decimal	`2568036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #272F64, 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 #272F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#272F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	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 #272F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #272f64; }
.text { color: #272f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #272f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 47 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #272f64, #3e2764); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #272F64?: #272F64 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #272F64?: The RGB value is 39, 47, 100: 39 red, 47 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #272F64?: The complementary color is #645C27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #272F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.68:1 and white text 12.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.