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#2702BB Color

#2702BB is rgb(39, 2, 187) in RGB, hsl(252, 98%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 99%, 0%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 10.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2702BB
HEX#2702BB
RGBrgb(39, 2, 187)
HSLhsl(252, 98%, 37%)
HSVhsv(252, 99%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 99%, 0%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(37.3% 0.239 272)
LABlab(21.97% 54.57 -85.55)
LCHlch(21.97% 101.47 302.53)

What #2702BB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2702BB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2702BB Channel Values

How #2702BB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 2 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 98% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 99% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 99% · Y 0% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.59:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2702BB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2702BB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2702BB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #2702BB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2702BB.

How #2702BB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2702BB
Protanopia#0D0DBB
Protanomaly#1A09BB
Deuteranopia#1414BB
Deuteranomaly#1D0EBB
Tritanopia#004747
Tritanomaly#003786
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2702BB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2702bb: #2702BB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2702BB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2702bb': '#2702BB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.008, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_2702bb">#2702BB</color>
SVG fillfill="#2702BB"

More Blue Colors

#2702BB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2702BB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2702BB?

#2702BB is a dark blue — rgb(39, 2, 187) in RGB and hsl(252, 98%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.09.

What is the RGB value of #2702BB?

#2702BB is rgb(39, 2, 187) — red 39, green 2, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2702BB?

#2702BB converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 99%, 0%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2702BB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2702BB scores 11.59:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2702BB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2702BB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 10.09, which is visibly different.

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