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Recognised as Colour

#27127D

  • #27127D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#27127D is a blue with RGB values 39, 18, 125 and HSL 252°, 75%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#27127D#27127D
HEX#27127D
RGBrgb(39, 18, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0706, 0.4902
RGB percentages15.3%, 7.1%, 49%
HSLhsl(251.8, 74.8%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.8, 85.6%, 49%)
CMYK68.8%, 85.6%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,560,637
CSS custom property--colour: #27127D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness49.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.3:1
Contrast with white14.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D8ED82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00267Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003449no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.3Indigo · ΔE 11.3Navy · ΔE 11.8Dark blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#687D12
Analogous#12337D, #5C127D
Triadic#7D2712, #127D27
Split complementary#7D5D12, #327D12
Tetradic#7D1233, #687D12, #127D5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8871EA
Lighter +30%#6344E4
Lighter +20%#431FD6
Lighter +10%#3518AA
Darker −10%#190C50
Darker −20%#0B0524
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1C008F
Less saturated −25%#32246B

Channel breakdown

R39
G18
B125
Red39 (15.3%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue251.78°
Saturation (HSL)74.83%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 12 · B 7D

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