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Recognised as Colour

#0F27CC

  • #0F27CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#0F27CC is a blue with RGB values 15, 39, 204 and HSL 232°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0F27CC#0F27CC
HEX#0F27CC
RGBrgb(15, 39, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.0588, 0.1529, 0.8
RGB percentages5.9%, 15.3%, 80%
HSLhsl(232.4, 86.3%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 92.6%, 80%)
CMYK92.6%, 80.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer993,228
CSS custom property--colour: #0F27CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.62:1
Contrast with white9.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#F0D833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.1Dark blue · ΔE 21.4Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Navy · ΔE 26.1Dark violet · ΔE 27.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCB40F
Analogous#0F85CC, #560FCC
Triadic#CC0F27, #27CC0F
Split complementary#CC560F, #85CC0F
Tetradic#CC0F85, #CCB40F, #0FCC56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AEB7F9
Lighter +30%#7E8EF6
Lighter +20%#4F64F2
Lighter +10%#1F3AEF
Darker −10%#0C1E9C
Darker −20%#08156D
Darker −30%#050C3D
Darker −40%#01030E
More saturated +25%#001CDB
Less saturated −25%#2A3BB1

Channel breakdown

R15
G39
B204
Red15 (5.9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue232.38°
Saturation (HSL)86.3%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 0F · G 27 · B CC

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