Recognised as Colour
#27088E
- #27088E
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#27088E is a blue with RGB values 39, 8, 142 and HSL 254°, 89%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#27088E#27088E
HEX#27088E
RGBrgb(39, 8, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0314, 0.5569
RGB percentages15.3%, 3.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(253.9, 89.3%, 29.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.9, 94.4%, 55.7%)
CMYK72.5%, 94.4%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,558,094
CSS custom property--colour: #27088E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.02558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.89:1
Contrast with white13.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#181818
Inverted#D8F771
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6F8E08
Analogous#082C8E, #6A088E
Triadic#8E2708, #088E27
Split complementary#8E6A08, #2C8E08
Tetradic#8E082C, #6F8E08, #088E6A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G8
B142
Red39 (15.3%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue253.88°
Saturation (HSL)89.33%
Lightness29.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 08 · B 8E
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