#272b78

Color #272b78

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 9.29 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#272b78

RGB

rgb(39, 43, 120)

HSL

hsl(237, 50.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237, 67.5%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.5%, 64.2%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(22, 24.68, -44.61)

LCH

lch(22, 50.98, 298.95)

OKLCH

oklch(33.8%, 0.129, 274.8)

HWB

hwb(237, 15.3%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#787427

Analogous

#275478

#272b78

#4c2778

Triadic

#272b78

#78272b

#2b7827

Split-complementary

#272b78

#784c27

#547827

Tetradic

#272b78

#742778

#787427

#2b7827

Square

#272b78

#782754

#787427

#27784c

Shades

Color #272b78 mixed toward black.

#212464

#1a1d50

#14163c

#0d0e28

#070714

Tints

Color #272b78 mixed toward white.

#353ba4

#4f54c6

#7b7fd4

#a7aae2

#d3d4f1

Tones

Color #272b78 mixed toward gray.

#2e3171

#35376b

#3b3d64

#42435d

#494956

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29296b · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#292868 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#27605d · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272b78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272b78]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#272b78 (#272b78) is rgb(39, 43, 120) in RGB.

No, #272b78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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