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#27116E Color

#27116E is rgb(39, 17, 110) in RGB, hsl(254, 73%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 85%, 0%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Midnight Blue (#191970), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27116E
HEX#27116E
RGBrgb(39, 17, 110)
HSLhsl(254, 73%, 25%)
HSVhsv(254, 85%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 85%, 0%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(28.6% 0.146 283)
LABlab(14.39% 31.85 -50.44)
LCHlch(14.39% 59.65 302.27)

What #27116E 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 #27116E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Midnight Blue#191970ΔE 5.94Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 5.99Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 11.95Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 11.98Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 11.99KSU Purple#512888ΔE 12.74

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

#27116E Channel Values

How #27116E 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 17 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 73% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 85% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 85% · Y 0% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15.09:1 vs white · 1.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27116E 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 text15.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #27116E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #27116E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27116E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#27116E
Complementary
#596E11
Analogous
#112A6E
Analogous
#55116E
Triadic
#6E2711
Triadic
#116E27
Split comp.
#6E5511
Split comp.
#2A6E11

Tints & Shades of #27116E

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

#37189A
#4820CB
#633DE1
#8A6DE8
#AE9AEF
#D4CAF7

Shades

#220F61
#1E0D54
#190B47
#140939
#10072C
#0B051F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27116E.

How #27116E 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#27116E
Protanopia#16166E
Protanomaly#1E146E
Deuteranopia#1A1A6E
Deuteranomaly#20176E
Tritanopia#042B2B
Tritanomaly#17234E
Achromatopsia#262626

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Using #27116E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-27116e: #27116E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27116E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27116e': '#27116E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.067, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_27116e">#27116E</color>
SVG fillfill="#27116E"

More Blue Colors

#27116E sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#27116E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27116E?

#27116E is a dark blue — rgb(39, 17, 110) in RGB and hsl(254, 73%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #27116E?

#27116E is rgb(39, 17, 110) — red 39, green 17, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27116E?

#27116E converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 85%, 0%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27116E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #27116E scores 15.09:1 against white and 1.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27116E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27116E 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 5.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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