Information about #273053 color

#273053 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#273053 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(39, 48, 83) — 15.3% red, 18.8% green, 32.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 14 / 0 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #273053 reads as a moderately toned classic blue and 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 a hair away from Aviator (#2A3057). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lucky Point (#292D4F) and Dark Phthalo Blue (#272D59).

The recipe behind #273053 is rgb(39, 48, 83), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #273053: 12.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #273053 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#273053 color variations

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

#273053 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #273053

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#273053
  • RGB39, 48, 83
  • CMYK17, 14, 0, 67
  • CSSrgb(39, 48, 83)
  • HSL228°, 36%, 24%
  • HSL Precise227.727°, 36.066%, 23.922%
  • HSV228°, 53%, 33%
  • HSB228°, 53%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • GLSLvec3(0.153, 0.188, 0.325)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.153, 0.188, 0.325, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.153, 0.188, 0.325)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB32.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID273053
  • DECIMAL ID2568275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01