Recognised as Colour

#2726DD

#2726DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#2726DD is a blue with RGB values 39, 38, 221 and HSL 240°, 73%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2726DD#2726DD

HEX#2726DD

RGBrgb(39, 38, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.149, 0.8667

RGB percentages15.3%, 14.9%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(240.3, 72.9%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.3, 82.8%, 86.7%)

CMYK82.4%, 82.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,565,853

CSS custom property--colour: #2726DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1

Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#D8D922

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.4 Blue violet · ΔE 19.7 Dark violet · ΔE 25.3 Blue · ΔE 25.9 Dark blue · ΔE 28.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.42, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCDD26

Analogous#2681DD, #8326DD

Triadic#DD2726, #26DD27

Split complementary#DD8226, #81DD26

Tetradic#DD2680, #DCDD26, #26DD82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D6F9

Lighter +30%#ABAAF2

Lighter +20%#7F7EEB

Lighter +10%#5352E4

Darker −10%#1D1CB4

Darker −20%#161588

Darker −30%#0F0E5C

Darker −40%#080730

More saturated +25%#0807FC

Less saturated −25%#4645BE

Channel breakdown

R39

G38

B221

Red39 (15.3%)

Green38 (14.9%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue240.33°

Saturation (HSL)72.91%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 26 · B DD

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