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Recognised as Colour

#27223D

  • #27223D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#27223D is a blue with RGB values 39, 34, 61 and HSL 251°, 28%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#27223D#27223D
HEX#27223D
RGBrgb(39, 34, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1333, 0.2392
RGB percentages15.3%, 13.3%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(251.1, 28.4%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 44.3%, 23.9%)
CMYK36.1%, 44.3%, 0%, 76.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,564,669
CSS custom property--colour: #27223D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness39.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.19:1
Contrast with white15.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#D8DDC2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A263Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A253Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#22272Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 24.4Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 34.1Dim grey · ΔE 35.1Midnight blue · ΔE 39.6Slate grey · ΔE 40.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 24.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#383D22
Analogous#222B3D, #35223D
Triadic#3D2722, #223D27
Split complementary#3D3522, #2B3D22
Tetradic#3D222B, #383D22, #223D34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8378B3
Lighter +30%#66599F
Lighter +20%#51477E
Lighter +10%#3C345E
Darker −10%#12101C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#201649
Less saturated −25%#2E2E31

Channel breakdown

R39
G34
B61
Red39 (15.3%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue251.11°
Saturation (HSL)28.42%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 22 · B 3D

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