#272550

Color #272550

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.09 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#272550

RGB

rgb(39, 37, 80)

HSL

hsl(242.8, 36.8%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.8, 53.8%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.2%, 53.7%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(17.15, 14.18, -26.2)

LCH

lch(17.15, 29.79, 298.42)

OKLCH

oklch(29.1%, 0.0763, 282.63)

HWB

hwb(242.8, 14.5%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5025

Analogous

#253850

#272550

#3c2550

Triadic

#272550

#502725

#255027

Split-complementary

#272550

#503c25

#385025

Tetradic

#272550

#50254e

#4e5025

#255027

Square

#272550

#502538

#4e5025

#25503c

Shades

Color #272550 mixed toward black.

#201f43

#1a1935

#131228

#0d0c1b

#06060d

Tints

Color #272550 mixed toward white.

#3d3a7d

#534eaa

#7c79c1

#a8a5d6

#d3d2ea

Tones

Color #272550 mixed toward gray.

#2a284c

#2d2c49

#313045

#343342

#37373e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.47:1

White text reads better on this background (14.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#262648 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#262646 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#274140 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#2a2a2a · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272550;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272550]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#272550 (#272550) is rgb(39, 37, 80) in RGB.

No, #272550 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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