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Recognised as Colour

#272EFC

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

#272EFC is a blue with RGB values 39, 46, 252 and HSL 238°, 97%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#272EFC#272EFC
HEX#272EFC
RGBrgb(39, 46, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1804, 0.9882
RGB percentages15.3%, 18%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(238, 97.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 84.5%, 98.8%)
CMYK84.5%, 81.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,932
CSS custom property--colour: #272EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D8D103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BF9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue · ΔE 16Blue violet · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 30Dark orchid · ΔE 39.2Dark blue · ΔE 40.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCF527
Analogous#2799FC, #8A27FC
Triadic#FC272E, #2EFC27
Split complementary#FC8A27, #99FC27
Tetradic#FC2799, #FCF527, #27FC8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F1FF
Lighter +30%#BEC0FE
Lighter +20%#8C8FFD
Lighter +10%#595FFD
Darker −10%#030BED
Darker −20%#0309BA
Darker −30%#020688
Darker −40%#010456
More saturated +25%#242BFF
Less saturated −25%#4248E1

Channel breakdown

R39
G46
B252
Red39 (15.3%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue238.03°
Saturation (HSL)97.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2E · B FC

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