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#273A63 Color

#273A63 is rgb(39, 58, 99) in RGB, hsl(221, 43%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 41%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Space Cadet (#1D2951), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.75. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#273A63
HEX#273A63
RGBrgb(39, 58, 99)
HSLhsl(221, 43%, 27%)
HSVhsv(221, 61%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 41%, 0%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.076 264.1)
LABlab(24.45% 2.93 -27.03)
LCHlch(24.45% 27.19 276.20)

What #273A63 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 #273A63, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#273A63 Channel Values

How #273A63 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 58 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 43% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 61% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.22:1 vs white · 1.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #273A63 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 text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #273A63

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #273A63; 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 #273A63

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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How #273A63 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#273A63
Protanopia#373763
Protanomaly#313863
Deuteranopia#353563
Deuteranomaly#303763
Tritanopia#194141
Tritanomaly#1F3E51
Achromatopsia#3B3B3B

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Using #273A63 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-273a63: #273A63;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #273A63;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-273a63': '#273A63' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.227, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_273a63">#273A63</color>
SVG fillfill="#273A63"

More Blue Colors

#273A63 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#273A63 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #273A63?

#273A63 is a dark blue — rgb(39, 58, 99) in RGB and hsl(221, 43%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Space Cadet (#1D2951), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.75.

What is the RGB value of #273A63?

#273A63 is rgb(39, 58, 99) — red 39, green 58, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #273A63?

#273A63 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 41%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #273A63 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #273A63 scores 11.22:1 against white and 1.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #273A63 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #273A63 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 24.95, which is visibly different.

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