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Recognised as Colour

#272F38

  • #272F38
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#272F38 is a blue with RGB values 39, 47, 56 and HSL 212°, 18%, 19%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#272F38#272F38
HEX#272F38
RGBrgb(39, 47, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1843, 0.2196
RGB percentages15.3%, 18.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(211.8, 17.9%, 18.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.8, 30.4%, 22%)
CMYK30.4%, 16.1%, 0%, 78%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,567,992
CSS custom property--colour: #272F38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness45.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.55:1
Contrast with white13.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2E2E2E
Inverted#D8D0C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C2F38no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A2D38no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#223132no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Black · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 26.3Slate grey · ΔE 34Gray · ΔE 35.3Light slate grey · ΔE 37.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#383027
Analogous#273838, #282738
Triadic#38272F, #2F3827
Split complementary#382827, #383827
Tetradic#382738, #383027, #273828

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8394A8
Lighter +30%#667B92
Lighter +20%#516174
Lighter +10%#3C4856
Darker −10%#12161A
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1B2E44
Less saturated −25%#303030

Channel breakdown

R39
G47
B56
Red39 (15.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue211.76°
Saturation (HSL)17.89%
Lightness18.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2F · B 38

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