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#273f8a color: Blue Oblivion

#273f8a is rgb(39, 63, 138) in RGB and oklch(39.405% 0.12844 266.963) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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225°
100%

39.4%
0.128
267°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #273f8a

#273f8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 267°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Oblivion (#26428b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #273f8a mixed with white

  1. 273f8a
  2. 395296
  3. 4d65a3
  4. 6177af
  5. 768abb
  6. 8b9dc6
  7. a2b0d2
  8. b8c3dd
  9. cfd7e9
  10. e7ebf4

Darker: #273f8a mixed with black

  1. 273f8a
  2. 203577
  3. 1a2c65
  4. 142353
  5. 0e1b42
  6. 081232
  7. 040a22
  8. 020414
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #273f8a with less saturation

  1. 273f8a
  2. 2a4183
  3. 2d427d
  4. 304376
  5. 334470
  6. 364569
  7. 3a4562
  8. 3d465b
  9. 404654
  10. 43464d

Questions about #273f8a

What color is #273f8a?

#273f8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Oblivion. In RGB it is rgb(39, 63, 138), in HSL hsl(225.45, 55.93%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.405% 0.12844 266.963).

What colors go well with #273f8a?

The complementary color of #273f8a is #5d4100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004c7a and #4f3281. The triadic partners are #7d201c and #005714.

Is white or black text more readable on #273f8a?

White text reads better on #273f8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #273f8a a warm or cool color?

#273f8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.128.