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Recognised as Colour

#270FFF

  • #270FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#270FFF is a blue with RGB values 39, 15, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#270FFF#270FFF
HEX#270FFF
RGBrgb(39, 15, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0588, 1
RGB percentages15.3%, 5.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(246, 100%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 94.1%, 100%)
CMYK84.7%, 94.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,559,999
CSS custom property--colour: #270FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D8F000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.1Blue violet · ΔE 32.2Dark violet · ΔE 35.1Dark orchid · ΔE 47.5Dark blue · ΔE 49.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3.79, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7FF0F
Analogous#0F6FFF, #9F0FFF
Triadic#FF270F, #0FFF27
Split complementary#FF9F0F, #6FFF0F
Tetradic#FF0F6F, #E7FF0F, #0FFF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDBFF
Lighter +30%#B1A8FF
Lighter +20%#8375FF
Lighter +10%#5542FF
Darker −10%#1600DB
Darker −20%#1100A8
Darker −30%#0C0075
Darker −40%#070042
More saturated +25%#270FFF
Less saturated −25%#3F2DE1

Channel breakdown

R39
G15
B255
Red39 (15.3%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 0F · B FF

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