#271F35
Oxford Blue · very dark cool purple
About #271F35
With the hex code #271F35, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 12% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Oxford Blue — a ΔE of 14.5 — followed by Prussian Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2D351F, a dark green shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.75:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #271F35?
With the hex code #271F35, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 12% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 79% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #271F35?
Use white text. White on #271F35 has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #271F35?
Its complementary colour is #2D351F, and analogous partners are #1F2235 and #321F35.