Colour

#274D9F

#274D9F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#274D9F is a blue with RGB values 39, 77, 159 and HSL 221°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#274D9F

RGBrgb(39, 77, 159)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.302, 0.6235

RGB percentages15.3%, 30.2%, 62.4%

HSLhsl(221, 60.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221, 75.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK75.5%, 51.6%, 0%, 37.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,575,775

CSS custom property--colour: #274D9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08242WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness82.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.93:1

Contrast with white7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B

Inverted#D8B260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1A57A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004C9Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00616Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1 Royal blue · ΔE 23.6 Midnight blue · ΔE 24.1 Slate blue · ΔE 24.3 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9F7927

Analogous#27899F, #3D279F

Triadic#9F274D, #4D9F27

Split complementary#9F3D27, #899F27

Tetradic#9F2789, #9F7927, #279F3D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A8BDEA

Lighter +30%#7F9EE0

Lighter +20%#567FD6

Lighter +10%#3161C8

Darker −10%#1D3976

Darker −20%#13254D

Darker −30%#091224

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0E44B8

Less saturated −25%#405686

Channel breakdown

R39

G77

B159

Red39 (15.3%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue159 (62.4%)

Hue221°

Saturation (HSL)60.61%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 4D · B 9F

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Colour values

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