Colour

#27244D

#27244D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#27244D is a blue with RGB values 39, 36, 77 and HSL 244°, 36%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#27244D

RGBrgb(39, 36, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1412, 0.302

RGB percentages15.3%, 14.1%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(244.4, 36.3%, 22.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 53.2%, 30.2%)

CMYK49.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 69.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,565,197

CSS custom property--colour: #27244D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness43.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 14.53:1

Contrast with white14.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#D8DBB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#132A4Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#11284Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#1B2D34no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text14.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Midnight blue · ΔE 30.4 Black · ΔE 33 Dark slate grey · ΔE 36.3 Dim grey · ΔE 39.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 40

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 25.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4A4D24

Analogous#24364D, #3C244D

Triadic#4D2724, #244D27

Split complementary#4D3B24, #364D24

Tetradic#4D2435, #4A4D24, #244D3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#817BC2

Lighter +30%#5F59B1

Lighter +20%#4A4493

Lighter +10%#393470

Darker −10%#15142A

Darker −20%#040407

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1B165B

Less saturated −25%#33323F

Channel breakdown

R39

G36

B77

Red39 (15.3%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue244.39°

Saturation (HSL)36.28%

Lightness22.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 24 · B 4D

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Colour values

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