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Colour

#272F41

  • #272F41
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#272F41 is a blue with RGB values 39, 47, 65 and HSL 222°, 25%, 20%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#272F41#272F41
HEX#272F41
RGBrgb(39, 47, 65)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1843, 0.2549
RGB percentages15.3%, 18.4%, 25.5%
HSLhsl(221.5, 25%, 20.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.5, 40%, 25.5%)
CMYK40%, 27.7%, 0%, 74.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,568,001
CSS custom property--colour: #272F41;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.02846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness47.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.38:1
Contrast with white13.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D8D0BE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293042no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#272E41no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#1F3335no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20Black · ΔE 23.1Dim grey · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 33.7Gray · ΔE 36.4Light slate grey · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#413927
Analogous#273C41, #2C2741
Triadic#41272F, #2F4127
Split complementary#412C27, #3C4127
Tetradic#41273C, #413927, #27412C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8190B3
Lighter +30%#6174A0
Lighter +20%#4D5D81
Lighter +10%#3A4661
Darker −10%#141821
Darker −20%#010101
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1A2A4E
Less saturated −25%#343434

Channel breakdown

R39
G47
B65
Red39 (15.3%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue65 (25.5%)
Hue221.54°
Saturation (HSL)25%
Lightness20.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 2F · B 41

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