Colour
#1727A1
- #1727A1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#1727A1 is a blue with RGB values 23, 39, 161 and HSL 233°, 75%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#1727A1#1727A1
HEX#1727A1
RGBrgb(23, 39, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1529, 0.6314
RGB percentages9%, 15.3%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(233, 75%, 36.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233, 85.7%, 63.1%)
CMYK85.7%, 75.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,517,473
CSS custom property--colour: #1727A1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04206WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#E8D85E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A19117
Analogous#176CA1, #4C17A1
Triadic#A11727, #27A117
Split complementary#A14C17, #6CA117
Tetradic#A1176C, #A19117, #17A14C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R23
G39
B161
Red23 (9%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue233.04°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness36.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 17 · G 27 · B A1
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