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Recognised as Colour

#27465D

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

#27465D is a blue with RGB values 39, 70, 93 and HSL 206°, 41%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27465D#27465D
HEX#27465D
RGBrgb(39, 70, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2745, 0.3647
RGB percentages15.3%, 27.5%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(205.6, 40.9%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.6, 58.1%, 36.5%)
CMYK58.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 63.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,573,917
CSS custom property--colour: #27465D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#D8B9A2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C465Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#35405Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#044C4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 25.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Gray · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5D3E27
Analogous#275D59, #272B5D
Triadic#5D2746, #465D27
Split complementary#5D272B, #5D5927
Tetradic#59275D, #5D3E27, #2B5D27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84ADCC
Lighter +30%#6095BD
Lighter +20%#457CA5
Lighter +10%#366181
Darker −10%#182B39
Darker −20%#091015
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#16486D
Less saturated −25%#37444C

Channel breakdown

R39
G70
B93
Red39 (15.3%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue205.56°
Saturation (HSL)40.91%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 46 · B 5D

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