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Colour

#2727C8

  • #2727C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2727C8 is a blue with RGB values 39, 39, 200 and HSL 240°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2727C8#2727C8
HEX#2727C8
RGBrgb(39, 39, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1529, 0.7843
RGB percentages15.3%, 15.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(240, 67.4%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 80.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK80.5%, 80.5%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,566,088
CSS custom property--colour: #2727C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06053WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.5:1
Contrast with white9.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D8D837

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004ECCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.2Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Navy · ΔE 24.2Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8C827
Analogous#2777C8, #7727C8
Triadic#C82727, #27C827
Split complementary#C87727, #77C827
Tetradic#C82777, #C8C827, #27C877

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C7C7F4
Lighter +30%#9C9CEC
Lighter +20%#7272E3
Lighter +10%#4747DB
Darker −10%#1F1F9D
Darker −20%#161673
Darker −30%#0E0E48
Darker −40%#06061D
More saturated +25%#0909E6
Less saturated −25%#4545AA

Channel breakdown

R39
G39
B200
Red39 (15.3%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)67.36%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 27 · B C8

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