Recognised as Colour

#0F27CE

#0F27CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0F27CE is a blue with RGB values 15, 39, 206 and HSL 232°, 86%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0F27CE#0F27CE

HEX#0F27CE

RGBrgb(15, 39, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.0588, 0.1529, 0.8078

RGB percentages5.9%, 15.3%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(232.5, 86.4%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 92.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK92.7%, 81.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer993,230

CSS custom property--colour: #0F27CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06009WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness76.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1

Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E

Inverted#F0D831

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005D7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Dark blue · ΔE 22.2 Navy · ΔE 27 Dark violet · ΔE 27.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEB60F

Analogous#0F87CE, #560FCE

Triadic#CE0F27, #27CE0F

Split complementary#CE560F, #87CE0F

Tetradic#CE0F87, #CEB60F, #0FCE56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B0B9F9

Lighter +30%#808FF6

Lighter +20%#5165F2

Lighter +10%#213BEF

Darker −10%#0C1E9E

Darker −20%#08156F

Darker −30%#050C3F

Darker −40%#010310

More saturated +25%#001CDD

Less saturated −25%#2B3CB2

Channel breakdown

R15

G39

B206

Red15 (5.9%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue232.46°

Saturation (HSL)86.43%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 0F · G 27 · B CE

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