Colour

#274D77

#274D77
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#274D77 is a blue with RGB values 39, 77, 119 and HSL 212°, 51%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#274D77

RGBrgb(39, 77, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.302, 0.4667

RGB percentages15.3%, 30.2%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(211.5, 50.6%, 31%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 67.2%, 46.7%)

CMYK67.2%, 35.3%, 0%, 53.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,575,735

CSS custom property--colour: #274D77;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#D8B288

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3B4F79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#304876no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00575Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Dim grey · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.54, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#775127

Analogous#277577, #292777

Triadic#77274D, #4D7727

Split complementary#772927, #757727

Tetradic#772775, #775127, #277729

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#90B3DA

Lighter +30%#6999CE

Lighter +20%#437FC1

Lighter +10%#34669D

Darker −10%#1A3451

Darker −20%#0E1B2A

Darker −30%#010204

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#134C8B

Less saturated −25%#3B4E63

Channel breakdown

R39

G77

B119

Red39 (15.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue211.5°

Saturation (HSL)50.63%

Lightness30.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 4D · B 77

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