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Recognised as Colour

#271C52

  • #271C52
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#271C52 is a blue with RGB values 39, 28, 82 and HSL 252°, 49%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#271C52#271C52
HEX#271C52
RGBrgb(39, 28, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1098, 0.3216
RGB percentages15.3%, 11%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(252.2, 49.1%, 21.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252.2, 65.9%, 32.2%)
CMYK52.4%, 65.9%, 0%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,563,154
CSS custom property--colour: #271C52;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01871WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness41 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.28:1
Contrast with white15.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#D8E3AD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002654no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002451no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#192834no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.9Midnight blue · ΔE 21.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 32.4Indigo · ΔE 38Black · ΔE 40.6Purple · ΔE 40.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#47521C
Analogous#1C2C52, #421C52
Triadic#52271C, #1C5227
Split complementary#52421C, #2C521C
Tetradic#521C2C, #47521C, #1C5242

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#806DCD
Lighter +30%#6047C0
Lighter +20%#4B369E
Lighter +10%#392978
Darker −10%#150F2C
Darker −20%#030206
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1F0E60
Less saturated −25%#2F2A44

Channel breakdown

R39
G28
B82
Red39 (15.3%)
Green28 (11%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue252.22°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness21.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 1C · B 52

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