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#27075A Color

#27075A is rgb(39, 7, 90) in RGB, hsl(263, 86%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 92%, 0%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), visibly different at ΔE 10.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27075A
HEX#27075A
RGBrgb(39, 7, 90)
HSLhsl(263, 86%, 19%)
HSVhsv(263, 92%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 92%, 0%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(25.3% 0.13 291.1)
LABlab(10.73% 31.36 -43.24)
LCHlch(10.73% 53.41 305.96)

What #27075A 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 #27075A, 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 purple in the library.

#27075A Channel Values

How #27075A 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 7 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 86% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 92% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 92% · Y 0% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance16.61:1 vs white · 1.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27075A 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 text16.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #27075A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27075A; 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 #27075A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27075A.

How #27075A 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#27075A
Protanopia#10105A
Protanomaly#1B0D5A
Deuteranopia#16165A
Deuteranomaly#1E115A
Tritanopia#152020
Tritanomaly#1E193F
Achromatopsia#1E1E1E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27075A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-27075a: #27075A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27075A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27075a': '#27075A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.027, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_27075a">#27075A</color>
SVG fillfill="#27075A"

More Purple Colors

#27075A sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#27075A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27075A?

#27075A is a darkest purple — rgb(39, 7, 90) in RGB and hsl(263, 86%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.28.

What is the RGB value of #27075A?

#27075A is rgb(39, 7, 90) — red 39, green 7, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27075A?

#27075A converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 92%, 0%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27075A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #27075A scores 16.61:1 against white and 1.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27075A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27075A 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 midnightblue (#191970) at a CIE76 distance of 10.28, which is visibly different.

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