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Colour

#272A68

  • #272A68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#272A68 is a blue with RGB values 39, 42, 104 and HSL 237°, 45%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#272A68#272A68
HEX#272A68
RGBrgb(39, 42, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1647, 0.4078
RGB percentages15.3%, 16.5%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(237.2, 45.5%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 62.5%, 40.8%)
CMYK62.5%, 59.6%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,566,760
CSS custom property--colour: #272A68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.98:1
Contrast with white12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D8D597

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00346Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#002E67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003944no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.4Midnight blue · ΔE 18.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.5Indigo · ΔE 36.2Slate blue · ΔE 36.5Steel blue · ΔE 40
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686527
Analogous#274A68, #452768
Triadic#68272A, #2A6827
Split complementary#684527, #4B6827
Tetradic#68274A, #686527, #276844

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#888CD3
Lighter +30%#6368C5
Lighter +20%#4348B2
Lighter +10%#35398D
Darker −10%#191B43
Darker −20%#0B0C1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151A7A
Less saturated −25%#393A56

Channel breakdown

R39
G42
B104
Red39 (15.3%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue237.23°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2A · B 68

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