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#272C71

#272c71 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#272c71 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 17.25% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.49% cyan, 61.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 235.95°, with 48.68% saturation and 29.8% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.0342

Complementary

  1. #272c71
  2. #716c27

Split complementary

  1. #272c71
  2. #714727
  3. #517127

Analogous

  1. #275171
  2. #272c71
  3. #472771

Triadic

  1. #272c71
  2. #71272c
  3. #2c7127

Tetradic

  1. #272c71
  2. #6c2771
  3. #716c27
  4. #2c7127

Square

  1. #272c71
  2. #712751
  3. #716c27
  4. #277147

Monochromatic

  1. #05060f
  2. #131638
  3. #272c71
  4. #3b42aa
  5. #676dca

Shades

#272c71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272c71
  2. #232866
  3. #1f235a
  4. #1b1f4f
  5. #171a44
  6. #141639
  7. #10122d
  8. #0c0d22
  9. #080917
  10. #04040b
  11. #000000

Tints

#272c71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272c71
  2. #3d417f
  3. #52568d
  4. #686b9c
  5. #7d80aa
  6. #9396b8
  7. #a9abc6
  8. #bec0d4
  9. #d4d5e3
  10. #e9eaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272c71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272c71
  2. #303473
  3. #393d74
  4. #424576
  5. #4b4e77
  6. #545679
  7. #5c5e7a
  8. #65677c
  9. #6e6f7d
  10. #77787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f3153 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003773 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003170 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003d4a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #113372 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0a2f70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e375c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272c71 {
  color: #272c71;
}
Background
.bg-272c71 {
  background-color: #272c71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272c71 {
  border: 2px solid #272c71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272c71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 44 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 49% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272c71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272c71, #472771);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272c71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 44 113 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 5.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.04 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.35 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 8.79 #d8d38e Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#272c71  rgb(39, 44, 113)  hsl(236, 49%, 30%)  Midnight Blue
#716c27  rgb(113, 108, 39)  hsl(56, 49%, 30%)  Dark Olive Green
#71272c  rgb(113, 39, 44)  hsl(356, 49%, 30%)  Wine
#2c7127  rgb(44, 113, 39)  hsl(116, 49%, 30%)  Pakistan Green