Recognised as Colour

#2700A2

#2700A2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#2700A2 is a blue with RGB values 39, 0, 162 and HSL 254°, 100%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#2700A2#2700A2

HEX#2700A2

RGBrgb(39, 0, 162)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0, 0.6353

RGB percentages15.3%, 0%, 63.5%

HSLhsl(254.4, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.4, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK75.9%, 100%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,556,066

CSS custom property--colour: #2700A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness58.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.06:1

Contrast with white13.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#D8FF5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0037A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#002AA0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00405Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text13.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 10 Navy · ΔE 15 Medium blue · ΔE 21 Indigo · ΔE 21.1 Blue violet · ΔE 25.5 Dark violet · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7BA200

Analogous#002AA2, #7800A2

Triadic#A22700, #00A227

Split complementary#A27800, #2AA200

Tetradic#A2002A, #7BA200, #00A278

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#926FFF

Lighter +30%#6B3CFF

Lighter +20%#4409FF

Lighter +10%#3300D5

Darker −10%#1B006F

Darker −20%#0E003C

Darker −30%#020009

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2700A2

Less saturated −25%#32148E

Channel breakdown

R39

B162

Red39 (15.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue162 (63.5%)

Hue254.44°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness31.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 00 · B A2

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Colour harmonies

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