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Recognised as Colour

#271D69

  • #271D69
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#271D69 is a blue with RGB values 39, 29, 105 and HSL 248°, 57%, 26%. 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

#271D69#271D69
HEX#271D69
RGBrgb(39, 29, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1137, 0.4118
RGB percentages15.3%, 11.4%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(247.9, 56.7%, 26.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.9, 72.4%, 41.2%)
CMYK62.9%, 72.4%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,563,433
CSS custom property--colour: #271D69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.32:1
Contrast with white14.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D8E296

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002D6Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002768no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Tritanopia#003140no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.7Indigo · ΔE 25.6Navy · ΔE 29.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.52, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5F691D
Analogous#1D3969, #4D1D69
Triadic#69271D, #1D6927
Split complementary#694D1D, #39691D
Tetradic#691D39, #5F691D, #1D694D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8578DA
Lighter +30%#6150CF
Lighter +20%#4533B9
Lighter +10%#362891
Darker −10%#181241
Darker −20%#090719
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B0C7A
Less saturated −25%#332E58

Channel breakdown

R39
G29
B105
Red39 (15.3%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue247.89°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness26.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 1D · B 69

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