Colour

#274B68

#274B68
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#274B68 is a blue with RGB values 39, 75, 104 and HSL 207°, 45%, 28%. 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 slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#274B68

RGBrgb(39, 75, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.2941, 0.4078

RGB percentages15.3%, 29.4%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(206.8, 45.5%, 28%)

HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 62.5%, 40.8%)

CMYK62.5%, 27.9%, 0%, 59.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,575,208

CSS custom property--colour: #274B68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06463WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness70.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.16:1

Contrast with white9.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#D8B497

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3E4C69no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#364567no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005255no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.1 Slate grey · ΔE 24.5 Steel blue · ΔE 24.7 Dim grey · ΔE 25.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Gray · ΔE 31.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#684427

Analogous#276864, #272B68

Triadic#68274B, #4B6827

Split complementary#68272B, #686527

Tetradic#642768, #684427, #2B6827

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#88B1D3

Lighter +30%#6399C5

Lighter +20%#4380B2

Lighter +10%#35668D

Darker −10%#193043

Darker −20%#0B161E

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#154D7A

Less saturated −25%#394956

Channel breakdown

R39

G75

B104

Red39 (15.3%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue206.77°

Saturation (HSL)45.45%

Lightness28.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 4B · B 68

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