Colour
#27188F
- #27188F
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#27188F is a blue with RGB values 39, 24, 143 and HSL 248°, 71%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#27188F#27188F
HEX#27188F
RGBrgb(39, 24, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0941, 0.5608
RGB percentages15.3%, 9.4%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(247.6, 71.3%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.6, 83.2%, 56.1%)
CMYK72.7%, 83.2%, 0%, 43.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,562,191
CSS custom property--colour: #27188F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness55.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#D8E770
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#808F18
Analogous#18448F, #63188F
Triadic#8F2718, #188F27
Split complementary#8F6318, #448F18
Tetradic#8F1844, #808F18, #188F63
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G24
B143
Red39 (15.3%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue247.56°
Saturation (HSL)71.26%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 18 · B 8F
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