#272a75

Color #272a75

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#272a75

RGB

rgb(39, 42, 117)

HSL

hsl(237.7, 50%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.7, 66.7%, 45.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 64.1%, 0%, 54.1%)

LAB

lab(21.47, 24.24, -43.55)

LCH

lch(21.47, 49.84, 299.1)

OKLCH

oklch(33.3%, 0.126, 275.42)

HWB

hwb(237.7, 15.3%, 54.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#757227

Analogous

#275175

#272a75

#4b2775

Triadic

#272a75

#75272a

#2a7527

Split-complementary

#272a75

#754b27

#517527

Tetradic

#272a75

#722775

#757227

#2a7527

Square

#272a75

#752751

#757227

#27754b

Shades

Color #272a75 mixed toward black.

#212362

#1a1c4e

#14153b

#0d0e27

#070714

Tints

Color #272a75 mixed toward white.

#363aa1

#4e53c4

#7a7ed3

#a7a9e2

#d3d4f0

Tones

Color #272a75 mixed toward gray.

#2e306f

#343668

#3b3c62

#41425b

#484855

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.67:1

White text reads better on this background (12.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282869 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#282865 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#275e5b · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272a75;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272a75]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#272a75 (#272a75) is rgb(39, 42, 117) in RGB.

No, #272a75 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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