Colour

#271AB3

#271AB3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#271AB3 is a blue with RGB values 39, 26, 179 and HSL 245°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#271AB3

RGBrgb(39, 26, 179)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.102, 0.702

RGB percentages15.3%, 10.2%, 70.2%

HSLhsl(245.1, 74.6%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.1, 85.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK78.2%, 85.5%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,562,739

CSS custom property--colour: #271AB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.14:1

Contrast with white11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D8E54C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0042B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0034B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original

Tritanopia#004D6Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 13.1 Navy · ΔE 17.7 Medium blue · ΔE 20.4 Indigo · ΔE 23.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6B31A

Analogous#1A5AB3, #731AB3

Triadic#B3271A, #1AB327

Split complementary#B3731A, #5AB31A

Tetradic#B31A5A, #A6B31A, #1AB373

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ADA7F2

Lighter +30%#847AEC

Lighter +20%#5B4EE5

Lighter +10%#3121DF

Darker −10%#1D1486

Darker −20%#140D5A

Darker −30%#0A072D

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#1200CD

Less saturated −25%#3C3499

Channel breakdown

R39

G26

B179

Red39 (15.3%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue179 (70.2%)

Hue245.1°

Saturation (HSL)74.63%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1A · B B3

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