Colour

#0027A5

#0027A5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#0027A5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 39, 165 and HSL 226°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#0027A5#0027A5

HEX#0027A5

RGBrgb(0, 39, 165)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.1529, 0.6471

RGB percentages0%, 15.3%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(225.8, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK100%, 76.4%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,149

CSS custom property--colour: #0027A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness63.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.45:1

Contrast with white11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#FFD85A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0041A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original

Deuteranopia#0032A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#004D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.2 Navy · ΔE 13.5 Indigo · ΔE 19.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 23.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.5 Slate blue · ΔE 24.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A57E00

Analogous#007AA5, #2B00A5

Triadic#A50027, #27A500

Split complementary#A52B00, #7AA500

Tetradic#A5007A, #A57E00, #00A52C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#7293FF

Lighter +30%#3F6CFF

Lighter +20%#0C45FF

Lighter +10%#0033D8

Darker −10%#001B72

Darker −20%#000F3F

Darker −30%#00030C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0027A5

Less saturated −25%#153290

Channel breakdown

G39

B165

Red0 (0%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue225.82°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness32.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 27 · B A5

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