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Colour

#272B68

  • #272B68
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#272B68 is a blue with RGB values 39, 43, 104 and HSL 236°, 45%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#272B68#272B68
HEX#272B68
RGBrgb(39, 43, 104)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1686, 0.4078
RGB percentages15.3%, 16.9%, 40.8%
HSLhsl(236.3, 45.5%, 28%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 62.5%, 40.8%)
CMYK62.5%, 58.7%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,016
CSS custom property--colour: #272B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03159WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.87:1
Contrast with white12.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D8D497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#01356Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#002F67no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#003945no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 13.7Midnight blue · ΔE 19.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 36.9Indigo · ΔE 37Steel blue · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 13.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#686427
Analogous#274B68, #442768
Triadic#68272B, #2B6827
Split complementary#684427, #4B6827
Tetradic#68274B, #686427, #276844

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#888DD3
Lighter +30%#6369C5
Lighter +20%#434AB2
Lighter +10%#353A8D
Darker −10%#191C43
Darker −20%#0B0C1E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151B7A
Less saturated −25%#393B56

Channel breakdown

R39
G43
B104
Red39 (15.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue104 (40.8%)
Hue236.31°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness28.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2B · B 68

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