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Colour

#272C39

  • #272C39
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#272C39 is a blue with RGB values 39, 44, 57 and HSL 223°, 19%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#272C39#272C39
HEX#272C39
RGBrgb(39, 44, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1725, 0.2235
RGB percentages15.3%, 17.3%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(223.3, 18.8%, 18.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 31.6%, 22.4%)
CMYK31.6%, 22.8%, 0%, 77.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,225
CSS custom property--colour: #272C39;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness44.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#D8D3C6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#282D3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#262B39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#222F30no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.4Black · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 27.9Slate grey · ΔE 35Gray · ΔE 36.7Light slate grey · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#393427
Analogous#273539, #2B2739
Triadic#39272C, #2C3927
Split complementary#392B27, #353927
Tetradic#392735, #393427, #27392B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#828DAA
Lighter +30%#657294
Lighter +20%#505B76
Lighter +10%#3C4357
Darker −10%#12151B
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B2745
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R39
G44
B57
Red39 (15.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)18.75%
Lightness18.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2C · B 39

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