Colour

#270A47

#270A47
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#270A47 is a violet with RGB values 39, 10, 71 and HSL 269°, 75%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#270A47

RGBrgb(39, 10, 71)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0392, 0.2784

RGB percentages15.3%, 3.9%, 27.8%

HSLhsl(268.5, 75.3%, 15.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(268.5, 85.9%, 27.8%)

CMYK45.1%, 85.9%, 0%, 72.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,558,535

CSS custom property--colour: #270A47;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.2:1

Contrast with white17.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#151515

Inverted#D8F5B8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#001B49no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#001B46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#1F1A28no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 19 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.2 Indigo · ΔE 33.3 Purple · ΔE 36.6 Navy · ΔE 38

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 18.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2A470A

Analogous#0A0C47, #450A47

Triadic#47270A, #0A4727

Split complementary#47460A, #0B470A

Tetradic#470A0C, #2A470A, #0A4745

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8A3AE3

Lighter +30%#711DCD

Lighter +20%#5817A0

Lighter +10%#401074

Darker −10%#0E041A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#270051

Less saturated −25%#27143D

Channel breakdown

R39

G10

B71

Red39 (15.3%)

Green10 (3.9%)

Blue71 (27.8%)

Hue268.52°

Saturation (HSL)75.31%

Lightness15.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 0A · B 47

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