Information about #272948 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#272948 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(39, 41, 72) — 15.3% red, 16.1% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 13 / 12 / 0 / 72. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned deep-sea blue, #272948 leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Redemption Blue (#232545). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Valhalla (#2A2B41) and Aashay Vasani Blue (#202A44).

The recipe behind #272948 is rgb(39, 41, 72), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #272948: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:72) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. #272948 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#272948 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#272948 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#272948 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Elderberry

#17182B
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Black

#000000

#272948 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#272948 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#272948 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #272948

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Redemption Blue color link
Redemption Blue

#232545

Valhalla color link
Valhalla

#2A2B41

Aashay Vasani Blue color link
Aashay Vasani Blue

#202A44

Lucky Point color link
Lucky Point

#292D4F

Crescendo color link
Crescendo

#222F44

Violent Violet color link
Violent Violet

#2E2249

Vintage Dark Blue color link
Vintage Dark Blue

#2B3246

Paua color link
Paua

#2A2551

Sonic Boom color link
Sonic Boom

#252042

Bunting color link
Bunting

#2B3449

Quarterback color link
Quarterback

#282B3C

Checkmate color link
Checkmate

#2F324A

#272948 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#272948
  • RGB39, 41, 72
  • CMYK13, 12, 0, 72
  • CSSrgb(39, 41, 72)
  • HSL236°, 30%, 22%
  • HSL Precise236.364°, 29.73%, 21.765%
  • HSV236°, 46%, 28%
  • HSB236°, 46%, 28%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.161, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.161, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.161, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID272948
  • DECIMAL ID2566472
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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