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Colour

#273DFF

  • #273DFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#273DFF is a blue with RGB values 39, 61, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#273DFF#273DFF
HEX#273DFF
RGBrgb(39, 61, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2392, 1
RGB percentages15.3%, 23.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.9, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.9, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK84.7%, 76.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,571,775
CSS custom property--colour: #273DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10989WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D8C200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00789Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.5Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Blue · ΔE 23.3Dark violet · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 36.1Dark blue · ΔE 38.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.54, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE927
Analogous#27A9FF, #7D27FF
Triadic#FF273D, #3DFF27
Split complementary#FF7D27, #A9FF27
Tetradic#FF27A9, #FFE927, #27FF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F4FF
Lighter +30%#C0C6FF
Lighter +20%#8D99FF
Lighter +10%#5A6BFF
Darker −10%#0019F3
Darker −20%#0014C0
Darker −30%#000E8D
Darker −40%#00095A
More saturated +25%#273DFF
Less saturated −25%#4252E4

Channel breakdown

R39
G61
B255
Red39 (15.3%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 3D · B FF

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