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#273e80 color: Mazarine Blue

#273e80 is rgb(39, 62, 128) in RGB and oklch(38.402% 0.11502 266.545) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

38.4%
0.115
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.09:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #273e80

#273e80 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.06:1 contrast and black text 2.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mazarine Blue (#2a407e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #273e80 mixed with white

  1. 273e80
  2. 3a518d
  3. 4d639a
  4. 6176a7
  5. 7689b4
  6. 8c9cc1
  7. a2afcd
  8. b8c3da
  9. cfd6e6
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #273e80 mixed with black

  1. 273e80
  2. 20356e
  3. 1a2b5d
  4. 14234d
  5. 0e1a3d
  6. 08122e
  7. 040a1f
  8. 020412
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #273e80 with less saturation

  1. 273e80
  2. 2a3f7a
  3. 2d4074
  4. 30416e
  5. 324268
  6. 354262
  7. 38435c
  8. 3b4356
  9. 3e4350
  10. 41434a

Questions about #273e80

What color is #273e80?

#273e80 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 62, 128), in HSL hsl(224.49, 53.29%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.402% 0.11502 266.545).

What colors go well with #273e80?

The complementary color of #273e80 is #5a3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a75 and #4b3278. The triadic partners are #752320 and #015318.

Is white or black text more readable on #273e80?

White text reads better on #273e80: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and black gives 2.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #273e80 a warm or cool color?

#273e80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.115.