Recognised as Colour

#1727FF

#1727FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#1727FF is a blue with RGB values 23, 39, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#1727FF#1727FF

HEX#1727FF

RGBrgb(23, 39, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.0902, 0.1529, 1

RGB percentages9%, 15.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(235.9, 100%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 91%, 100%)

CMYK91%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,517,567

CSS custom property--colour: #1727FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1

Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#E8D800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Tritanopia#007199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.2 Medium blue · ΔE 15.4 Blue violet · ΔE 28.2 Dark violet · ΔE 32.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.1 Dark blue · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEF17

Analogous#179BFF, #7B17FF

Triadic#FF1727, #27FF17

Split complementary#FF7B17, #9BFF17

Tetradic#FF179B, #FFEF17, #17FF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E5FF

Lighter +30%#B0B5FF

Lighter +20%#7D86FF

Lighter +10%#4A56FF

Darker −10%#0010E3

Darker −20%#000CB0

Darker −30%#00097D

Darker −40%#00054A

More saturated +25%#1727FF

Less saturated −25%#3440E2

Channel breakdown

R23

G39

B255

Red23 (9%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue235.86°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 17 · G 27 · B FF

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