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Recognised as Colour

#272CDC

  • #272CDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#272CDC is a blue with RGB values 39, 44, 220 and HSL 238°, 72%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#272CDC#272CDC
HEX#272CDC
RGBrgb(39, 44, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1725, 0.8627
RGB percentages15.3%, 17.3%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(238.3, 72.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.3, 82.3%, 86.3%)
CMYK82.3%, 80%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,388
CSS custom property--colour: #272CDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.47:1
Contrast with white8.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#D8D323

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.6Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Dark violet · ΔE 25.7Dark blue · ΔE 27Blue · ΔE 29.4Dark orchid · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCD727
Analogous#2786DC, #7D27DC
Triadic#DC272C, #2CDC27
Split complementary#DC7D27, #86DC27
Tetradic#DC2786, #DCD727, #27DC7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D7F8
Lighter +30%#ABADF1
Lighter +20%#7F82EA
Lighter +10%#5357E3
Darker −10%#1D21B3
Darker −20%#161987
Darker −30%#0F115B
Darker −40%#08092F
More saturated +25%#080EFB
Less saturated −25%#464ABD

Channel breakdown

R39
G44
B220
Red39 (15.3%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue238.34°
Saturation (HSL)72.11%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2C · B DC

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