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Recognised as Colour

#274EC1

  • #274EC1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#274EC1 is a blue with RGB values 39, 78, 193 and HSL 225°, 66%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#274EC1#274EC1
HEX#274EC1
RGBrgb(39, 78, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3059, 0.7569
RGB percentages15.3%, 30.6%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(224.8, 66.4%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.8, 79.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK79.8%, 59.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,576,065
CSS custom property--colour: #274EC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1
Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D8B13E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#006B80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C19A27
Analogous#279BC1, #4D27C1
Triadic#C1274E, #4EC127
Split complementary#C14D27, #9BC127
Tetradic#C1279B, #C19A27, #27C14D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1CEF3
Lighter +30%#97ACEA
Lighter +20%#6D8AE1
Lighter +10%#4268D9
Darker −10%#1E3D97
Darker −20%#162C6C
Darker −30%#0D1B42
Darker −40%#050917
More saturated +25%#0A40DE
Less saturated −25%#445CA4

Channel breakdown

R39
G78
B193
Red39 (15.3%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue224.81°
Saturation (HSL)66.38%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 4E · B C1

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