Recognised as Colour
#2721AA
- #2721AA
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#2721AA is a blue with RGB values 39, 33, 170 and HSL 243°, 67%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#2721AA#2721AA
HEX#2721AA
RGBrgb(39, 33, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1294, 0.6667
RGB percentages15.3%, 12.9%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(242.6, 67.5%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.6, 80.6%, 66.7%)
CMYK77.1%, 80.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,564,522
CSS custom property--colour: #2721AA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04421WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D8DE55
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4AA21
Analogous#215FAA, #6C21AA
Triadic#AA2721, #21AA27
Split complementary#AA6C21, #5FAA21
Tetradic#AA215F, #A4AA21, #21AA6C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G33
B170
Red39 (15.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue242.63°
Saturation (HSL)67.49%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 21 · B AA
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