#272a46

Color #272a46

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#272a46

RGB

rgb(39, 42, 70)

HSL

hsl(234.2, 28.4%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.2, 44.3%, 27.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.3%, 40%, 0%, 72.5%)

LAB

lab(18.05, 7.09, -17.97)

LCH

lch(18.05, 19.32, 291.53)

OKLCH

oklch(29.6%, 0.0509, 278.13)

HWB

hwb(234.2, 15.3%, 72.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464327

Analogous

#273a46

#272a46

#342746

Triadic

#272a46

#46272a

#2a4627

Split-complementary

#272a46

#463427

#3a4627

Tetradic

#272a46

#432746

#464327

#2a4627

Square

#272a46

#46273a

#464327

#274634

Shades

Color #272a46 mixed toward black.

#21233a

#1a1c2f

#141523

#0d0e17

#07070c

Tints

Color #272a46 mixed toward white.

#3f4471

#575e9c

#7e84b7

#a9adcf

#d4d6e7

Tones

Color #272a46 mixed toward gray.

#2a2c43

#2c2e41

#2f303e

#31323c

#343439

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.51:1

White text reads better on this background (13.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#282840 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#28283f · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#273c3b · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#2c2c2c · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #272a46;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272a46]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#272a46 (#272a46) is rgb(39, 42, 70) in RGB.

No, #272a46 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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