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Colour

#2720DE

  • #2720DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2720DE is a blue with RGB values 39, 32, 222 and HSL 242°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2720DE#2720DE
HEX#2720DE
RGBrgb(39, 32, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1255, 0.8706
RGB percentages15.3%, 12.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(242.2, 74.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 85.6%, 87.1%)
CMYK82.4%, 85.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,564,318
CSS custom property--colour: #2720DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D8DF21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006184no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 99 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7Blue violet · ΔE 20.4Blue · ΔE 22.8Dark violet · ΔE 25.4Dark blue · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7DE20
Analogous#2078DE, #8620DE
Triadic#DE2720, #20DE27
Split complementary#DE8620, #78DE20
Tetradic#DE2078, #D7DE20, #20DE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D2F8
Lighter +30%#A8A5F2
Lighter +20%#7D78EC
Lighter +10%#514CE5
Darker −10%#1F1AB1
Darker −20%#171385
Darker −30%#100D58
Darker −40%#08062C
More saturated +25%#0A00FE
Less saturated −25%#4440BE

Channel breakdown

R39
G32
B222
Red39 (15.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue242.21°
Saturation (HSL)74.8%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 20 · B DE

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