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Recognised as Colour

#1E27A2

  • #1E27A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Navy

#1E27A2 is a blue with RGB values 30, 39, 162 and HSL 236°, 69%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.

Colour values

#1E27A2#1E27A2
HEX#1E27A2
RGBrgb(30, 39, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1176, 0.1529, 0.6353
RGB percentages11.8%, 15.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(235.9, 68.7%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.9, 81.5%, 63.5%)
CMYK81.5%, 75.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,976,226
CSS custom property--colour: #1E27A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.25:1
Contrast with white11.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#E1D85D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0041A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0034A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#004B63no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Navy · ΔE 13.3Dark blue · ΔE 13.7Indigo · ΔE 17Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.8Midnight blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourNavy (#000080)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2991E
Analogous#1E69A2, #571EA2
Triadic#A21E27, #27A21E
Split complementary#A2571E, #69A21E
Tetradic#A21E69, #A2991E, #1EA257

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9FA4ED
Lighter +30%#747CE5
Lighter +20%#4953DD
Lighter +10%#2631CD
Darker −10%#161D77
Darker −20%#0E124C
Darker −30%#060821
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0612BA
Less saturated −25%#363C8A

Channel breakdown

R30
G39
B162
Red30 (11.8%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue235.91°
Saturation (HSL)68.75%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 1E · G 27 · B A2

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