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Recognised as Colour

#27334A

  • #27334A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27334A is a blue with RGB values 39, 51, 74 and HSL 219°, 31%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27334A#27334A
HEX#27334A
RGBrgb(39, 51, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2, 0.2902
RGB percentages15.3%, 20%, 29%
HSLhsl(219.4, 31%, 22.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 47.3%, 29%)
CMYK47.3%, 31.1%, 0%, 71%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,569,034
CSS custom property--colour: #27334A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03293WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness51 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#D8CCB5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2B354Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#273149no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#1B383Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.9Black · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 28.2Slate grey · ΔE 32.4Light slate grey · ΔE 35.3Steel blue · ΔE 35.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 20.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4A3E27
Analogous#27454A, #2D274A
Triadic#4A2733, #334A27
Split complementary#4A2D27, #454A27
Tetradic#4A2745, #4A3E27, #274A2D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8195BC
Lighter +30%#5F79AB
Lighter +20%#4A618D
Lighter +10%#394A6B
Darker −10%#151C29
Darker −20%#040507
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#192F58
Less saturated −25%#35373C

Channel breakdown

R39
G51
B74
Red39 (15.3%)
Green51 (20%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue219.43°
Saturation (HSL)30.97%
Lightness22.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 33 · B 4A

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