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Colour

#2725ED

  • #2725ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2725ED is a blue with RGB values 39, 37, 237 and HSL 241°, 85%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2725ED#2725ED
HEX#2725ED
RGBrgb(39, 37, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1451, 0.9294
RGB percentages15.3%, 14.5%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(240.6, 84.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.6, 84.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK83.5%, 84.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,565,613
CSS custom property--colour: #2725ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.16:1
Contrast with white8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#D8DA12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00698Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.6Blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 27.6Dark blue · ΔE 36.3Dark orchid · ΔE 36.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBED25
Analogous#2587ED, #8B25ED
Triadic#ED2725, #25ED27
Split complementary#ED8B25, #87ED25
Tetradic#ED2587, #EBED25, #25ED8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E1FD
Lighter +30%#B3B2F9
Lighter +20%#8483F5
Lighter +10%#5654F1
Darker −10%#1311CE
Darker −20%#0F0D9F
Darker −30%#0A0970
Darker −40%#060541
More saturated +25%#1513FF
Less saturated −25%#4442D0

Channel breakdown

R39
G37
B237
Red39 (15.3%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue240.6°
Saturation (HSL)84.75%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 25 · B ED

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