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Recognised as Colour

#27485A

  • #27485A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27485A is a blue with RGB values 39, 72, 90 and HSL 201°, 40%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27485A#27485A
HEX#27485A
RGBrgb(39, 72, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2824, 0.3529
RGB percentages15.3%, 28.2%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(201.2, 39.5%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.2, 56.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK56.7%, 20%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,574,426
CSS custom property--colour: #27485A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.72:1
Contrast with white9.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#D8B7A5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F475Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#38425Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#074D4Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.2Dim grey · ΔE 22Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.5Gray · ΔE 29.2Steel blue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 12.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A3927
Analogous#275A53, #272E5A
Triadic#5A2748, #485A27
Split complementary#5A272E, #5A5327
Tetradic#53275A, #5A3927, #2E5A27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84B1C9
Lighter +30%#609ABA
Lighter +20%#4681A1
Lighter +10%#36647E
Darker −10%#182C36
Darker −20%#080F13
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#174D6A
Less saturated −25%#37434A

Channel breakdown

R39
G72
B90
Red39 (15.3%)
Green72 (28.2%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue201.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 48 · B 5A

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