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Recognised as Colour

#0027DF

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

#0027DF is a blue with RGB values 0, 39, 223 and HSL 230°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0027DF#0027DF
HEX#0027DF
RGBrgb(0, 39, 223)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.1529, 0.8745
RGB percentages0%, 15.3%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(229.5, 100%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 100%, 87.5%)
CMYK100%, 82.5%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,207
CSS custom property--colour: #0027DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06779WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.91:1
Contrast with white8.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#FFD820

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.2Blue violet · ΔE 22Blue · ΔE 25Dark violet · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB800
Analogous#0097DF, #4800DF
Triadic#DF0027, #27DF00
Split complementary#DF4900, #96DF00
Tetradic#DF0097, #DFB800, #00DF49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ACBBFF
Lighter +30%#7990FF
Lighter +20%#4666FF
Lighter +10%#133CFF
Darker −10%#001EAC
Darker −20%#001579
Darker −30%#000C46
Darker −40%#000313
More saturated +25%#0027DF
Less saturated −25%#1C39C3

Channel breakdown

R0
G39
B223
Red0 (0%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue229.51°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 27 · B DF

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