Recognised as Colour
#1B2FA7
- #1B2FA7
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#1B2FA7 is a blue with RGB values 27, 47, 167 and HSL 231°, 72%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#1B2FA7#1B2FA7
HEX#1B2FA7
RGBrgb(27, 47, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1059, 0.1843, 0.6549
RGB percentages10.6%, 18.4%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(231.4, 72.2%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 83.8%, 65.5%)
CMYK83.8%, 71.9%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,781,671
CSS custom property--colour: #1B2FA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05056WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.44:1
Contrast with white10.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#E4D058
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7931B
Analogous#1B75A7, #4D1BA7
Triadic#A71B2F, #2FA71B
Split complementary#A74D1B, #75A71B
Tetradic#A71B75, #A7931B, #1BA74D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R27
G47
B167
Red27 (10.6%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)72.16%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1B · G 2F · B A7
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