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Recognised as Colour

#27375A

  • #27375A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27375A is a blue with RGB values 39, 55, 90 and HSL 221°, 40%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27375A#27375A
HEX#27375A
RGBrgb(39, 55, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2157, 0.3529
RGB percentages15.3%, 21.6%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(221.2, 39.5%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 56.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK56.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,570,074
CSS custom property--colour: #27375A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#D8C8A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#293A5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#233559no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0E3F44no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.3Dim grey · ΔE 31.6Steel blue · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 32.8Black · ΔE 33.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 26.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A4A27
Analogous#27505A, #31275A
Triadic#5A2737, #375A27
Split complementary#5A3127, #515A27
Tetradic#5A2750, #5A4A27, #275A31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8499C9
Lighter +30%#607CBA
Lighter +20%#4662A1
Lighter +10%#364D7E
Darker −10%#182136
Darker −20%#080C13
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#17316A
Less saturated −25%#373D4A

Channel breakdown

R39
G55
B90
Red39 (15.3%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue221.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 37 · B 5A

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