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#272088 Color

#272088 is rgb(39, 32, 136) in RGB, hsl(244, 62%, 33%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 76%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Resolution Blue (#002387), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#272088
HEX#272088
RGBrgb(39, 32, 136)
HSLhsl(244, 62%, 33%)
HSVhsv(244, 76%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 76%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(33.5% 0.164 275.9)
LABlab(19.96% 30.99 -57.84)
LCHlch(19.96% 65.61 298.18)

What #272088 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 #272088, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Resolution Blue#002387ΔE 6.13Persian Indigo#32127AΔE 7.21Imperial Blue#002395ΔE 7.9Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 8.22Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 9.7Samsung Blue#12279EΔE 9.75

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

#272088 Channel Values

How #272088 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 32 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 244° · S 62% · L 33%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 244° · S 76% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.74:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #272088 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 text12.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #272088 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #272088

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #272088; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#272088
Complementary
#818820
Analogous
#204D88
Analogous
#5B2088
Triadic
#882720
Triadic
#208827
Split comp.
#885B20
Split comp.
#4D8820

Tints & Shades of #272088

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

#3229AE
#4339D0
#665ED9
#8983E2
#ADA8EB
#D4D2F4

Shades

#221C78
#1D1867
#191457
#131042
#0E0C32
#090821

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #272088.

How #272088 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#272088
Protanopia#212188
Protanomaly#242188
Deuteranopia#222288
Deuteranomaly#242288
Tritanopia#003B3B
Tritanomaly#083263
Achromatopsia#323232

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #272088 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-272088: #272088;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #272088;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-272088': '#272088' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.125, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_272088">#272088</color>
SVG fillfill="#272088"

More Blue Colors

#272088 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#272088 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #272088?

#272088 is a dark blue — rgb(39, 32, 136) in RGB and hsl(244, 62%, 33%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Resolution Blue (#002387), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #272088?

#272088 is rgb(39, 32, 136) — red 39, green 32, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #272088?

#272088 converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 76%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #272088 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #272088 scores 12.74:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #272088 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #272088 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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