Recognised as Colour
#270CA7
- #270CA7
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#270CA7 is a blue with RGB values 39, 12, 167 and HSL 250°, 87%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#270CA7#270CA7
HEX#270CA7
RGBrgb(39, 12, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0471, 0.6549
RGB percentages15.3%, 4.7%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(250.5, 86.6%, 35.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 92.8%, 65.5%)
CMYK76.6%, 92.8%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,559,143
CSS custom property--colour: #270CA7;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03484WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.38:1
Contrast with white12.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D8F358
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8CA70C
Analogous#0C3EA7, #750CA7
Triadic#A7270C, #0CA727
Split complementary#A7740C, #3FA70C
Tetradic#A70C3E, #8CA70C, #0CA775
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G12
B167
Red39 (15.3%)
Green12 (4.7%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue250.45°
Saturation (HSL)86.59%
Lightness35.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 0C · B A7
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