Colour

#274C71

#274C71
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#274C71 is a blue with RGB values 39, 76, 113 and HSL 210°, 49%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#274C71

RGBrgb(39, 76, 113)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.298, 0.4431

RGB percentages15.3%, 29.8%, 44.3%

HSLhsl(210, 48.7%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 65.5%, 44.3%)

CMYK65.5%, 32.7%, 0%, 55.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,575,473

CSS custom property--colour: #274C71;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.9:1

Contrast with white8.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#474747

Inverted#D8B38E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4E73no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#324670no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Tritanopia#005559no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.2 Slate grey · ΔE 26.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4 Dim grey · ΔE 28.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.53, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#714C27

Analogous#277171, #272771

Triadic#71274C, #4C7127

Split complementary#712727, #717127

Tetradic#712771, #714C27, #277127

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#8DB2D7

Lighter +30%#6799CA

Lighter +20%#417FBD

Lighter +10%#346697

Darker −10%#1A334B

Darker −20%#0D1925

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#144C84

Less saturated −25%#3A4C5E

Channel breakdown

R39

G76

B113

Red39 (15.3%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue113 (44.3%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)48.68%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 4C · B 71

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Colour values

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