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Recognised as Colour

#273E5E

  • #273E5E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#273E5E is a blue with RGB values 39, 62, 94 and HSL 215°, 41%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#273E5E#273E5E
HEX#273E5E
RGBrgb(39, 62, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2431, 0.3686
RGB percentages15.3%, 24.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(214.9, 41.4%, 26.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 58.5%, 36.9%)
CMYK58.5%, 34%, 0%, 63.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,571,870
CSS custom property--colour: #273E5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04685WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.84:1
Contrast with white10.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#D8C1A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#31405Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A3B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#064549no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 23.1Dim grey · ΔE 28.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.2Slate grey · ΔE 29.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 32.1Light slate grey · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 23.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5E4727
Analogous#27595E, #2C275E
Triadic#5E273E, #3E5E27
Split complementary#5E2C27, #595E27
Tetradic#5E2759, #5E4727, #275E2C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#85A3CC
Lighter +30%#6187BD
Lighter +20%#456EA6
Lighter +10%#365682
Darker −10%#18263A
Darker −20%#090E16
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#163B6F
Less saturated −25%#38414D

Channel breakdown

R39
G62
B94
Red39 (15.3%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue214.91°
Saturation (HSL)41.35%
Lightness26.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 3E · B 5E

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