Colour

#27334C

#27334C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27334C is a blue with RGB values 39, 51, 76 and HSL 221°, 32%, 23%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27334C#27334C

HEX#27334C

RGBrgb(39, 51, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2, 0.298

RGB percentages15.3%, 20%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(220.5, 32.2%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 48.7%, 29.8%)

CMYK48.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 70.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,569,036

CSS custom property--colour: #27334C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness51.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.62:1

Contrast with white12.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#D8CCB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A354Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#26324Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#19383Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text12.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 22 Black · ΔE 27.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.8 Slate grey · ΔE 32.6 Steel blue · ΔE 35.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 35.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 22.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C4027

Analogous#27464C, #2D274C

Triadic#4C2733, #334C27

Split complementary#4C2D27, #464C27

Tetradic#4C2746, #4C4027, #274C2D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8195BE

Lighter +30%#5F78AD

Lighter +20%#4A608F

Lighter +10%#384A6E

Darker −10%#161C2A

Darker −20%#040609

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#192E5A

Less saturated −25%#35383E

Channel breakdown

R39

G51

B76

Red39 (15.3%)

Green51 (20%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue220.54°

Saturation (HSL)32.17%

Lightness22.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 33 · B 4C

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