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#27487e color: Florida Waters

#27487e is rgb(39, 72, 126) in RGB and oklch(40.564% 0.09903 259.753) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

40.6%
0.099
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #27487e

#27487e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.07:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florida Waters (#2a4983). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #27487e mixed with white

  1. 27487e
  2. 3b598b
  3. 4f6b98
  4. 637ca5
  5. 788eb2
  6. 8da0bf
  7. a3b3cc
  8. bac5d8
  9. d0d8e5
  10. e7ecf2

Darker: #27487e mixed with black

  1. 27487e
  2. 203d6d
  3. 1a335c
  4. 14294c
  5. 0e1f3c
  6. 08162d
  7. 040d1f
  8. 020611
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #27487e with less saturation

  1. 27487e
  2. 2b4979
  3. 2f4974
  4. 32496f
  5. 364a69
  6. 394a64
  7. 3d4a5f
  8. 404a5a
  9. 434a54
  10. 46494f

Questions about #27487e

What color is #27487e?

#27487e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Florida Waters. In RGB it is rgb(39, 72, 126), in HSL hsl(217.24, 52.73%, 32.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.564% 0.09903 259.753).

What colors go well with #27487e?

The complementary color of #27487e is #654100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005274 and #493e7a. The triadic partners are #752f33 and #29561e.

Is white or black text more readable on #27487e?

White text reads better on #27487e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #27487e a warm or cool color?

#27487e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.099.