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Colour

#27256A

  • #27256A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#27256A is a blue with RGB values 39, 37, 106 and HSL 242°, 48%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#27256A#27256A
HEX#27256A
RGBrgb(39, 37, 106)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1451, 0.4157
RGB percentages15.3%, 14.5%, 41.6%
HSLhsl(241.7, 48.3%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.7, 65.1%, 41.6%)
CMYK63.2%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,565,482
CSS custom property--colour: #27256A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02795WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.47:1
Contrast with white13.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D8DA95

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00316Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#002C69no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#003643no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12Midnight blue · ΔE 12.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.7Indigo · ΔE 31Slate blue · ΔE 33.9Navy · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686A25
Analogous#25466A, #4A256A
Triadic#6A2725, #256A27
Split complementary#6A4A25, #456A25
Tetradic#6A2546, #686A25, #256A4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8886D5
Lighter +30%#6360C8
Lighter +20%#433FB6
Lighter +10%#353290
Darker −10%#191844
Darker −20%#0B0B1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16137C
Less saturated −25%#383758

Channel breakdown

R39
G37
B106
Red39 (15.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue106 (41.6%)
Hue241.74°
Saturation (HSL)48.25%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 25 · B 6A

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