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Recognised as Colour

#2720DF

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

#2720DF is a blue with RGB values 39, 32, 223 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

#2720DF#2720DF
HEX#2720DF
RGBrgb(39, 32, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1255, 0.8745
RGB percentages15.3%, 12.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(242.2, 74.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 85.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK82.5%, 85.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,564,319
CSS custom property--colour: #2720DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1
Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D8DF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#006185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Blue · ΔE 22.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Dark blue · ΔE 31.2Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.02, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8DF20
Analogous#2079DF, #8720DF
Triadic#DF2720, #20DF27
Split complementary#DF8720, #78DF20
Tetradic#DF2078, #D8DF20, #20DF86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D2F9
Lighter +30%#A9A6F2
Lighter +20%#7D79EC
Lighter +10%#524DE5
Darker −10%#1F1AB2
Darker −20%#171386
Darker −30%#100D59
Darker −40%#08062D
More saturated +25%#0900FF
Less saturated −25%#4540BF

Channel breakdown

R39
G32
B223
Red39 (15.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue242.2°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 20 · B DF

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