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Recognised as Colour

#273FE8

  • #273FE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#273FE8 is a blue with RGB values 39, 63, 232 and HSL 233°, 81%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#273FE8#273FE8
HEX#273FE8
RGBrgb(39, 63, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2471, 0.9098
RGB percentages15.3%, 24.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(232.5, 80.8%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.5, 83.2%, 91%)
CMYK83.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,572,264
CSS custom property--colour: #273FE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09813WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.09:1
Contrast with white7.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D8C017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 20.3Blue violet · ΔE 21.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 29Dark orchid · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D027
Analogous#27A0E8, #6F27E8
Triadic#E8273F, #3FE827
Split complementary#E86F27, #A0E827
Tetradic#E827A0, #E8D027, #27E86F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE3FC
Lighter +30%#B1BAF7
Lighter +20%#8391F2
Lighter +10%#5568ED
Darker −10%#152BC7
Darker −20%#102199
Darker −30%#0B176B
Darker −40%#060D3D
More saturated +25%#102EFF
Less saturated −25%#4555CA

Channel breakdown

R39
G63
B232
Red39 (15.3%)
Green63 (24.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue232.54°
Saturation (HSL)80.75%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 3F · B E8

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