Close to Royal Navy
#273256
#273256 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 19.6% green, and 33.7% blue. Its hue is 226°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #273256.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.68:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #273256 as they’d see it.
#273256 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #273256
What color is #273256?
#273256 is a dark, muted blue, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 19.6% green, and 33.7% blue. Its hue is 226°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #273256 in RGB?
#273256 is rgb(39, 50, 86): 39 red, 50 green, and 86 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #273256 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(55, 42, 0, 66). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #273256?
PANTONE 7463 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #273256?
Its complement #3D330E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.