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Recognised as Colour

#272C67

  • #272C67
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#272C67 is a blue with RGB values 39, 44, 103 and HSL 235°, 45%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#272C67#272C67
HEX#272C67
RGBrgb(39, 44, 103)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1725, 0.4039
RGB percentages15.3%, 17.3%, 40.4%
HSLhsl(235.3, 45.1%, 27.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 62.1%, 40.4%)
CMYK62.1%, 57.3%, 0%, 59.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,271
CSS custom property--colour: #272C67;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness52.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.79:1
Contrast with white12.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D8D398

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#063569no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003066no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#003A45no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.6Midnight blue · ΔE 20.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 37.9Indigo · ΔE 38.4Steel blue · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#676227
Analogous#274C67, #422767
Triadic#67272C, #2C6727
Split complementary#674227, #4C6727
Tetradic#67274C, #676227, #276742

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#888ED2
Lighter +30%#636BC4
Lighter +20%#434CB1
Lighter +10%#353C8C
Darker −10%#191C42
Darker −20%#0B0C1D
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#151D79
Less saturated −25%#393B55

Channel breakdown

R39
G44
B103
Red39 (15.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue103 (40.4%)
Hue235.31°
Saturation (HSL)45.07%
Lightness27.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2C · B 67

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