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Colour

#27477E

  • #27477E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#27477E is a blue with RGB values 39, 71, 126 and HSL 218°, 53%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#27477E#27477E
HEX#27477E
RGBrgb(39, 71, 126)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2784, 0.4941
RGB percentages15.3%, 27.8%, 49.4%
HSLhsl(217.9, 52.7%, 32.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.9, 69%, 49.4%)
CMYK69%, 43.7%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,574,206
CSS custom property--colour: #27477E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#D8B881

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D4C80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#20447Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#00545Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.8Steel blue · ΔE 25Midnight blue · ΔE 31.9Slate grey · ΔE 34.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 34.7Light slate grey · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7E5E27
Analogous#27737E, #32277E
Triadic#7E2747, #477E27
Split complementary#7E3227, #737E27
Tetradic#7E2773, #7E5E27, #277E32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93AFDE
Lighter +30%#6C92D2
Lighter +20%#4575C6
Lighter +10%#335DA5
Darker −10%#1B3157
Darker −20%#0F1B30
Darker −30%#030509
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#124293
Less saturated −25%#3C4C69

Channel breakdown

R39
G71
B126
Red39 (15.3%)
Green71 (27.8%)
Blue126 (49.4%)
Hue217.93°
Saturation (HSL)52.73%
Lightness32.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 47 · B 7E

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