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#273A67 closest to Aegean Blue

#273A67 is a dark, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Aegean Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 22.7% green and 40.4% blue (rgb(39, 58, 103)). Its HSL value is 222° hue, 45% saturation and 28% lightness, and in CMYK it is 62% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. #273A67 is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.13:1.

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Variations of #273A67

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#273A67 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#273A67 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #273A67 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #1E3966
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #273F69
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #263D68
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #1E3966
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #223A67
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00444B
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1D3E5B
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #3B3B3B
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #373B49

#273A67 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.13:1 Very good#273A67 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#273A67 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#273A67 in CSS

/* Aegean Blue */
.color { color: #273A67; }
.background { background-color: #273A67; }
.border { border: 1px solid #273A67; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(39 58 103);
color: hsl(222 45% 28%);
color: oklch(0.357 0.082 265.2);

#273A67 FAQ

What color is #273A67?

#273A67 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Aegean Blue. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #273A67?

#273A67 is rgb(39, 58, 103) in RGB, hsl(222, 45%, 28%) in HSL and cmyk(62%, 44%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #273A67?

The complementary color of #273A67 is #675427, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #273A67?

White text has the best contrast on #273A67: 11.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #273A67 a warm or cool color?

#273A67 is a cool color.