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Colour

#271F68

  • #271F68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#271F68 is a blue with RGB values 39, 31, 104 and HSL 247°, 54%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#271F68#271F68
HEX#271F68
RGBrgb(39, 31, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1216, 0.4078
RGB percentages15.3%, 12.2%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(246.6, 54.1%, 26.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 70.2%, 40.8%)
CMYK62.5%, 70.2%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,563,944
CSS custom property--colour: #271F68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.17:1
Contrast with white14.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#D8E097

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#002E6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#002867no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003240no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text14.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.9Indigo · ΔE 27.6Navy · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#60681F
Analogous#1F3B68, #4C1F68
Triadic#68271F, #1F6827
Split complementary#684C1F, #3B681F
Tetradic#681F3B, #60681F, #1F684C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#857BD8
Lighter +30%#6154CC
Lighter +20%#4436B7
Lighter +10%#362B8F
Darker −10%#181341
Darker −20%#0A0819
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A0E79
Less saturated −25%#343057

Channel breakdown

R39
G31
B104
Red39 (15.3%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue246.58°
Saturation (HSL)54.07%
Lightness26.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 1F · B 68

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