Recognised as Colour
#2729A3
- #2729A3
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#2729A3 is a blue with RGB values 39, 41, 163 and HSL 239°, 61%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#2729A3#2729A3
HEX#2729A3
RGBrgb(39, 41, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1608, 0.6392
RGB percentages15.3%, 16.1%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(239, 61.4%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239, 76.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK76.1%, 74.8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,566,563
CSS custom property--colour: #2729A3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#D8D65C
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A3A127
Analogous#2767A3, #6327A3
Triadic#A32729, #29A327
Split complementary#A36327, #67A327
Tetradic#A32767, #A3A127, #27A363
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G41
B163
Red39 (15.3%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue239.03°
Saturation (HSL)61.39%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 29 · B A3
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