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#2712CA Color

#2712CA is rgb(39, 18, 202) in RGB, hsl(247, 84%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 91%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2712CA
HEX#2712CA
RGBrgb(39, 18, 202)
HSLhsl(247, 84%, 43%)
HSVhsv(247, 91%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 91%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(40% 0.249 270.7)
LABlab(25.15% 54.09 -89.07)
LCHlch(25.15% 104.21 301.27)

What #2712CA 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 #2712CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.52Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 14.48Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 15.2Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.81Zaffer (Zaffre)#0014A8ΔE 16.1Duke Blue#00009CΔE 16.41

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

#2712CA Channel Values

How #2712CA 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 18 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 247° · S 84% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 247° · S 91% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.37:1 vs white · 2.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2712CA 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 text10.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2712CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2712CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2712CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2712CA
Complementary
#B4CA12
Analogous
#1258CA
Analogous
#8312CA
Triadic
#CA2712
Triadic
#12CA27
Split comp.
#CA8312
Split comp.
#58CA12

Tints & Shades of #2712CA

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

#3219EB
#533FEE
#7564F2
#9285F4
#B4ABF8
#D5D0FB

Shades

#220FAE
#1D0D96
#180B7A
#130963
#0E0646
#09042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2712CA.

How #2712CA 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#2712CA
Protanopia#1717CA
Protanomaly#1E15CA
Deuteranopia#1B1BCA
Deuteranomaly#2018CA
Tritanopia#005050
Tritanomaly#003F91
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2712CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2712ca: #2712CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2712CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2712ca': '#2712CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.071, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_2712ca">#2712CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#2712CA"

More Blue Colors

#2712CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2712CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2712CA?

#2712CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(39, 18, 202) in RGB and hsl(247, 84%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.52.

What is the RGB value of #2712CA?

#2712CA is rgb(39, 18, 202) — red 39, green 18, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2712CA?

#2712CA converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 91%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2712CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2712CA scores 10.37:1 against white and 2.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2712CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2712CA 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 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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