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Recognised as Colour

#0027CC

  • #0027CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0027CC is a blue with RGB values 0, 39, 204 and HSL 229°, 100%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0027CC#0027CC
HEX#0027CC
RGBrgb(0, 39, 204)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1529, 0.8
RGB percentages0%, 15.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(228.5, 100%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 100%, 80%)
CMYK100%, 80.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,188
CSS custom property--colour: #0027CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05811WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.71:1
Contrast with white9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#FFD833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003AC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Navy · ΔE 26.2Dark violet · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA500
Analogous#008DCC, #3F00CC
Triadic#CC0027, #27CC00
Split complementary#CC3F00, #8DCC00
Tetradic#CC008D, #CCA500, #00CC3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#99ADFF
Lighter +30%#6683FF
Lighter +20%#335AFF
Lighter +10%#0031FF
Darker −10%#001D99
Darker −20%#001466
Darker −30%#000A33
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0027CC
Less saturated −25%#1937B3

Channel breakdown

R0
G39
B204
Red0 (0%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue228.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 27 · B CC

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