#272dbd

Color #272dbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#272dbd

RGB

rgb(39, 45, 189)

HSL

hsl(237.6, 65.8%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.6, 79.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(29.36, 47.81, -74.75)

LCH

lch(29.36, 88.73, 302.6)

OKLCH

oklch(41.1%, 0.2165, 270.24)

HWB

hwb(237.6, 15.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb727

Analogous

#2778bd

#272dbd

#6c27bd

Triadic

#272dbd

#bd272d

#2dbd27

Split-complementary

#272dbd

#bd6c27

#78bd27

Tetradic

#272dbd

#b727bd

#bdb727

#2dbd27

Square

#272dbd

#bd2778

#bdb727

#27bd6c

Shades

Color #272dbd mixed toward black.

#20259d

#1a1e7e

#13165e

#0d0f3f

#06071f

Tints

Color #272dbd mixed toward white.

#3c42d7

#6368df

#8a8ee7

#b1b4ef

#d8d9f7

Tones

Color #272dbd mixed toward gray.

#3338b0

#4044a4

#4c4f97

#595b8b

#65667e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2aa8 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#2929a3 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#279590 · ΔE 44

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 29.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #272dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#272dbd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#272dbd (#272dbd) is rgb(39, 45, 189) in RGB.

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

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