#272440 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #272440 is composed of 15.3% red, 14.1% green and 25.1% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 39.1% cyan, 43.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.9% black. It has a hue angle of 246.4 degrees, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 19.6%. #272440 color hex could be obtained by blending #4e4880 with #000000. Closest websafe color is: #333333.

    • R 15
    • G 14
    • B 25
    RGB color chart
    • C 39
    • M 44
    • Y 0
    • K 75
    CMYK color chart

#272440 color description : Very dark desaturated blue.

#272440 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #272440 has RGB values of R:39, G:36, B:64 and CMYK values of C:0.39, M:0.44, Y:0, K:0.75. Its decimal value is 2565184.

Hex triplet 272440 #272440
RGB Decimal 39, 36, 64 rgb(39,36,64)
RGB Percent 15.3, 14.1, 25.1 rgb(15.3%,14.1%,25.1%)
CMYK 39, 44, 0, 75
HSL 246.4°, 28, 19.6 hsl(246.4,28%,19.6%)
HSV (or HSB) 246.4°, 43.8, 25.1
Web Safe 333333 #333333
CIE-LAB 15.816, 9.405, -17.345
XYZ 2.393, 2.063, 5.122
xyY 0.25, 0.215, 2.063
CIE-LCH 15.816, 19.731, 298.469
CIE-LUV 15.816, -0.275, -17.91
Hunter-Lab 14.364, 4.599, -11.089
Binary 00100111, 00100100, 01000000

Color Schemes with #272440

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Alternatives to #272440

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#272440 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #272440

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#272440 border color

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CSS codes
.text {color:#272440;}
.background {background-color:#272440;}
.border {border:1px solid #272440;}

Shades and Tints of #272440

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #010101 is the darkest color, while #f4f4f9 is the lightest one.

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Tones of #272440

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #303034 is the less saturated color, while #0c0163 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #272440 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #282828 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #28272d Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #28314b Protanopia 1% of men
  • #273248 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #2d3337 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #272c47 Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #272d45 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #2a2d3a Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population