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Recognised as Colour

#27465A

  • #27465A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27465A is a blue with RGB values 39, 70, 90 and HSL 204°, 40%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27465A#27465A
HEX#27465A
RGBrgb(39, 70, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2745, 0.3529
RGB percentages15.3%, 27.5%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(203.5, 39.5%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 56.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK56.7%, 22.2%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,573,914
CSS custom property--colour: #27465A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.95:1
Contrast with white9.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#D8B9A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D465Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#36405Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#084B4Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.8Dim grey · ΔE 22.9Slate grey · ΔE 25.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Gray · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A3B27
Analogous#275A54, #272D5A
Triadic#5A2746, #465A27
Split complementary#5A272D, #5A5427
Tetradic#54275A, #5A3B27, #2D5A27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84AEC9
Lighter +30%#6097BA
Lighter +20%#467DA1
Lighter +10%#36627E
Darker −10%#182A36
Darker −20%#080F13
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#17496A
Less saturated −25%#37434A

Channel breakdown

R39
G70
B90
Red39 (15.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue203.53°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 46 · B 5A

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