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Recognised as Colour

#274C69

  • #274C69
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#274C69 is a blue with RGB values 39, 76, 105 and HSL 206°, 46%, 28%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#274C69#274C69
HEX#274C69
RGBrgb(39, 76, 105)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.298, 0.4118
RGB percentages15.3%, 29.8%, 41.2%
HSLhsl(206.4, 45.8%, 28.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.4, 62.9%, 41.2%)
CMYK62.9%, 27.6%, 0%, 58.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,575,465
CSS custom property--colour: #274C69;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#D8B396

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F4C6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#364668no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005356no 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 text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19Slate grey · ΔE 24.2Steel blue · ΔE 24.4Dim grey · ΔE 25.1Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Gray · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 18.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#694427
Analogous#276965, #272B69
Triadic#69274C, #4C6927
Split complementary#69272B, #696527
Tetradic#652769, #694427, #2B6927

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#89B3D3
Lighter +30%#649AC5
Lighter +20%#4382B3
Lighter +10%#35678E
Darker −10%#193144
Darker −20%#0B161F
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#154E7B
Less saturated −25%#394A57

Channel breakdown

R39
G76
B105
Red39 (15.3%)
Green76 (29.8%)
Blue105 (41.2%)
Hue206.36°
Saturation (HSL)45.83%
Lightness28.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 4C · B 69

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