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Recognised as Colour

#27167D

  • #27167D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#27167D is a blue with RGB values 39, 22, 125 and HSL 250°, 70%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#27167D#27167D
HEX#27167D
RGBrgb(39, 22, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0863, 0.4902
RGB percentages15.3%, 8.6%, 49%
HSLhsl(249.9, 70.1%, 28.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.9, 82.4%, 49%)
CMYK68.8%, 82.4%, 0%, 51%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,561,661
CSS custom property--colour: #27167D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02486WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.03:1
Contrast with white14.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D8E982

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002F80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#00287Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00354Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.2Indigo · ΔE 12.8Navy · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.2Dark blue · ΔE 18.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C7D16
Analogous#16387D, #5B167D
Triadic#7D2716, #167D27
Split complementary#7D5B16, #387D16
Tetradic#7D1638, #6C7D16, #167D5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8A78E7
Lighter +30%#654CE0
Lighter +20%#4225D4
Lighter +10%#351EA8
Darker −10%#190E52
Darker −20%#0C0726
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B048F
Less saturated −25%#33286B

Channel breakdown

R39
G22
B125
Red39 (15.3%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue249.9°
Saturation (HSL)70.07%
Lightness28.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 16 · B 7D

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