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Recognised as Colour

#270FE5

  • #270FE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#270FE5 is a blue with RGB values 39, 15, 229 and HSL 247°, 88%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#270FE5#270FE5
HEX#270FE5
RGBrgb(39, 15, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0588, 0.898
RGB percentages15.3%, 5.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(246.7, 87.7%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 93.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK83%, 93.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,559,973
CSS custom property--colour: #270FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D8F01A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0052EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.1Blue · ΔE 14.5Blue violet · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 27.9Dark blue · ΔE 37.6Dark orchid · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.06, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDE50F
Analogous#0F62E5, #920FE5
Triadic#E5270F, #0FE527
Split complementary#E5920F, #62E50F
Tetradic#E50F62, #CDE50F, #0FE592

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBC5FB
Lighter +30%#A095F8
Lighter +20%#7565F5
Lighter +10%#4A35F2
Darker −10%#1F0CB5
Darker −20%#170985
Darker −30%#0F0655
Darker −40%#060226
More saturated +25%#1B00F4
Less saturated −25%#3F2EC7

Channel breakdown

R39
G15
B229
Red39 (15.3%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue246.73°
Saturation (HSL)87.7%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 0F · B E5

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