All About Color #272ABE

#272ABE

About #272ABE

#272ABE is a medium blue color with the hex code #272ABE. In RGB it is red 39, green 42, blue 190; in HSL it is hue 239°, saturation 66%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 79%, 78%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 9.72:1 on white and 2.16:1 on black.

#272ABE Color Conversion

Hex triplet27, 2A, BE
CMYK79.47%, 77.89%, 0.00%, 25.49%
RGB Decimal39, 42, 190
HSL239°, 66%, 45%
RGB Octal47, 52, 276
HSV (HSB)238.81°, 79.47%, 74.51%
RGB Binary100111, 101010, 10111110
CIE-L*AB28.91, 49.76, -76.09
RGB Percent15.29%, 16.47%, 74.51%
CIE-L*CH28.91, 90.92, 303.18
XYZ10.96, 5.80, 49.26
CIE-L*UV28.91, -7.33, -96.15
xyY0.17, 0.09, 5.80
Hunter-Lab24.09, 39.03, -104.35
RYB15.29%, 16.45%, 74.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#272ABE on a dark background: contrast 2.16:1, fails WCAG AA.
#272ABE on a light background: contrast 9.72:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #272ABE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#272ABE · #6264DF · #171972 · #BEBC27 · #DFDD62

Analogous palette

#27BEBC · #2775BE · #272ABE · #7027BE · #BC27BE

Triadic palette

#272ABE · #BE272A · #2ABE27 · #6264DF · #DF6264

Tetradic palette

#272ABE · #BE2775 · #BEBC27 · #27BE70 · #171972

Monochromatic palette

#0D0E3F · #1A1C7F · #272ABE · #5658DC · #9597E9

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