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Recognised as Colour

#272C77

  • #272C77
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#272C77 is a blue with RGB values 39, 44, 119 and HSL 236°, 51%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#272C77#272C77
HEX#272C77
RGBrgb(39, 44, 119)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1725, 0.4667
RGB percentages15.3%, 17.3%, 46.7%
HSLhsl(236.3, 50.6%, 31%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.3, 67.2%, 46.7%)
CMYK67.2%, 63%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,287
CSS custom property--colour: #272C77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.26:1
Contrast with white12.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D8D388

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003979no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#003276no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#003F4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 9.1Midnight blue · ΔE 11.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Indigo · ΔE 29.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.8Navy · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 9.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#777227
Analogous#275477, #4A2777
Triadic#77272C, #2C7727
Split complementary#774A27, #547727
Tetradic#772754, #777227, #27774A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9094DA
Lighter +30%#696FCE
Lighter +20%#434BC1
Lighter +10%#343A9D
Darker −10%#1A1E51
Darker −20%#0E102A
Darker −30%#010104
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#131B8B
Less saturated −25%#3B3D63

Channel breakdown

R39
G44
B119
Red39 (15.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue119 (46.7%)
Hue236.25°
Saturation (HSL)50.63%
Lightness30.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2C · B 77

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