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Recognised as Colour

#272EE8

  • #272EE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#272EE8 is a blue with RGB values 39, 46, 232 and HSL 238°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#272EE8#272EE8
HEX#272EE8
RGBrgb(39, 46, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1804, 0.9098
RGB percentages15.3%, 18%, 91%
HSLhsl(237.8, 80.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 83.2%, 91%)
CMYK83.2%, 80.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,912
CSS custom property--colour: #272EE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.95:1
Contrast with white7.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#D8D117

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006A8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.3Blue violet · ΔE 20.3Blue · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 26.5Dark blue · ΔE 31.8Dark orchid · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8E127
Analogous#278EE8, #8127E8
Triadic#E8272E, #2EE827
Split complementary#E88127, #8EE827
Tetradic#E8278F, #E8E127, #27E881

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE0FC
Lighter +30%#B1B4F7
Lighter +20%#8387F2
Lighter +10%#555BED
Darker −10%#151CC7
Darker −20%#101599
Darker −30%#0B0F6B
Darker −40%#06083D
More saturated +25%#1019FF
Less saturated −25%#454ACA

Channel breakdown

R39
G46
B232
Red39 (15.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue237.82°
Saturation (HSL)80.75%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2E · B E8

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