Colour

#272F50

#272F50
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#272F50 is a blue with RGB values 39, 47, 80 and HSL 228°, 34%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#272F50#272F50

HEX#272F50

RGBrgb(39, 47, 80)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1843, 0.3137

RGB percentages15.3%, 18.4%, 31.4%

HSLhsl(228.3, 34.5%, 23.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 51.2%, 31.4%)

CMYK51.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 68.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,568,016

CSS custom property--colour: #272F50;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness49.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.05:1

Contrast with white13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#303030

Inverted#D8D0AF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#233351no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F2F4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#18363Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 28 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.1 Black · ΔE 30.2 Dim grey · ΔE 33 Slate grey · ΔE 35.5 Steel blue · ΔE 35.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 27.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#504827

Analogous#274450, #332750

Triadic#50272F, #2F5027

Split complementary#503327, #445027

Tetradic#502744, #504827, #275033

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#818EC2

Lighter +30%#5F6FB1

Lighter +20%#485795

Lighter +10%#384372

Darker −10%#161B2E

Darker −20%#06070B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#18265F

Less saturated −25%#363841

Channel breakdown

R39

G47

B80

Red39 (15.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue80 (31.4%)

Hue228.29°

Saturation (HSL)34.45%

Lightness23.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 2F · B 50

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