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Colour

#272B6D

  • #272B6D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#272B6D is a blue with RGB values 39, 43, 109 and HSL 237°, 47%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#272B6D#272B6D
HEX#272B6D
RGBrgb(39, 43, 109)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1686, 0.4275
RGB percentages15.3%, 16.9%, 42.7%
HSLhsl(236.6, 47.3%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 64.2%, 42.7%)
CMYK64.2%, 60.6%, 0%, 57.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,021
CSS custom property--colour: #272B6D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness53.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.71:1
Contrast with white12.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D8D492

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00366Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#00306Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#003B47no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Midnight blue · ΔE 16.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5Indigo · ΔE 34.2Slate blue · ΔE 34.3Royal blue · ΔE 37.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6D6927
Analogous#274E6D, #46276D
Triadic#6D272B, #2B6D27
Split complementary#6D4627, #4E6D27
Tetradic#6D274E, #6D6927, #276D46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8B8FD5
Lighter +30%#656BC8
Lighter +20%#4249B8
Lighter +10%#343A93
Darker −10%#1A1C47
Darker −20%#0C0D22
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151B7F
Less saturated −25%#393B5A

Channel breakdown

R39
G43
B109
Red39 (15.3%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue109 (42.7%)
Hue236.57°
Saturation (HSL)47.3%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2B · B 6D

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