Colour

#274A65

#274A65
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#274A65 is a blue with RGB values 39, 74, 101 and HSL 206°, 44%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#274A65

RGBrgb(39, 74, 101)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2902, 0.3961

RGB percentages15.3%, 29%, 39.6%

HSLhsl(206.1, 44.3%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.1, 61.4%, 39.6%)

CMYK61.4%, 26.7%, 0%, 60.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,574,949

CSS custom property--colour: #274A65;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06268WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness69.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.32:1

Contrast with white9.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#D8B59A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4A66no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#364465no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original

Tritanopia#005153no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.8 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Dim grey · ΔE 24.6 Steel blue · ΔE 25.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Gray · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 17.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#654227

Analogous#276561, #272B65

Triadic#65274A, #4A6527

Split complementary#65272B, #656127

Tetradic#612765, #654227, #2B6527

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#87B1D1

Lighter +30%#6299C3

Lighter +20%#4380AF

Lighter +10%#35658A

Darker −10%#192F40

Darker −20%#0B141B

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#164C77

Less saturated −25%#394854

Channel breakdown

R39

G74

B101

Red39 (15.3%)

Green74 (29%)

Blue101 (39.6%)

Hue206.13°

Saturation (HSL)44.29%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 4A · B 65

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