#273c59

Color #273c59

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.25 Nearest Tailwind class slate-700 #314158 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#273c59

RGB

rgb(39, 60, 89)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 39.1%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 56.2%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.2%, 32.6%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(24.9, 1.24, -19.93)

LCH

lch(24.9, 19.97, 273.56)

OKLCH

oklch(35.3%, 0.0576, 256.64)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 15.3%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#594427

Analogous

#275559

#273c59

#2b2759

Triadic

#273c59

#59273c

#3c5927

Split-complementary

#273c59

#592b27

#555927

Tetradic

#273c59

#442759

#594427

#3c5927

Square

#273c59

#592755

#594427

#27592b

Shades

Color #273c59 mixed toward black.

#20324a

#1a283b

#131e2d

#0d141e

#060a0f

Tints

Color #273c59 mixed toward white.

#3a5a85

#4e78b1

#7a9ac5

#a6bbd8

#d3ddec

Tones

Color #273c59 mixed toward gray.

#2b3d55

#2f3d51

#333e4d

#383f48

#3c3f44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.88:1

White text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#313153 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#302e52 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#284e4d · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 13.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #273c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#273c59]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#273c59 (#273c59) is rgb(39, 60, 89) in RGB.

No, #273c59 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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