#272c41

Color #272c41

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-800 #1d293d · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#272c41

RGB

rgb(39, 44, 65)

HSL

hsl(228.5, 25%, 20.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228.5, 40%, 25.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(40%, 32.3%, 0%, 74.5%)

LAB

lab(18.43, 4, -13.95)

LCH

lch(18.43, 14.51, 286)

OKLCH

oklch(29.8%, 0.0389, 273.54)

HWB

hwb(228.5, 15.3%, 74.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#413c27

Analogous

#273941

#272c41

#2f2741

Triadic

#272c41

#41272c

#2c4127

Split-complementary

#272c41

#412f27

#394127

Tetradic

#272c41

#3c2741

#413c27

#2c4127

Square

#272c41

#412739

#413c27

#27412f

Shades

Color #272c41 mixed toward black.

#212536

#1a1d2b

#141621

#0d0f16

#07070b

Tints

Color #272c41 mixed toward white.

#40496b

#5a6596

#808ab3

#aab1cc

#d5d8e6

Tones

Color #272c41 mixed toward gray.

#292d3f

#2b2f3d

#2e303b

#303138

#323336

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.52:1

White text reads better on this background (13.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#29293d · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#29293c · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#273938 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#2d2d2d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272c41;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272c41]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#272c41 (#272c41) is rgb(39, 44, 65) in RGB.

No, #272c41 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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