Recognised as Colour

#1D27C9

#1D27C9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#1D27C9 is a blue with RGB values 29, 39, 201 and HSL 237°, 75%, 45%. 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

#1D27C9#1D27C9

HEX#1D27C9

RGBrgb(29, 39, 201)

RGB (0–1)0.1137, 0.1529, 0.7882

RGB percentages11.4%, 15.3%, 78.8%

HSLhsl(236.5, 74.8%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 85.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK85.6%, 80.6%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer1,910,729

CSS custom property--colour: #1D27C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.61:1

Contrast with white9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#313131

Inverted#E2D836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

Deuteranopia#003CC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#005B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.6 Dark blue · ΔE 20.1 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Navy · ΔE 24.7 Dark violet · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C9BF1D

Analogous#1D7DC9, #691DC9

Triadic#C91D27, #27C91D

Split complementary#C9691D, #7DC91D

Tetradic#C91D7D, #C9BF1D, #1DC969

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDC0F5

Lighter +30%#9096EF

Lighter +20%#636BE9

Lighter +10%#3741E2

Darker −10%#171E9C

Darker −20%#101670

Darker −30%#0A0D43

Darker −40%#030417

More saturated +25%#000EE6

Less saturated −25%#3A40AC

Channel breakdown

R29

G39

B201

Red29 (11.4%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue201 (78.8%)

Hue236.51°

Saturation (HSL)74.78%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 1D · G 27 · B C9

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Colour harmonies

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