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Recognised as Colour

#27505A

  • #27505A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27505A is a cyan with RGB values 39, 80, 90 and HSL 192°, 40%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27505A#27505A
HEX#27505A
RGBrgb(39, 80, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3137, 0.3529
RGB percentages15.3%, 31.4%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(191.8, 39.5%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(191.8, 56.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK56.7%, 11.1%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,576,474
CSS custom property--colour: #27505A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1
Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#D8AFA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#494E5Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#41485Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original
Tritanopia#035453no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.6Dim grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 23.1Teal · ΔE 24.4Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Gray · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.58, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A3127
Analogous#275A4A, #27375A
Triadic#5A2750, #505A27
Split complementary#5A2736, #5A4A27
Tetradic#4B275A, #5A3127, #375A27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84BCC9
Lighter +30%#60A8BA
Lighter +20%#468FA1
Lighter +10%#36707E
Darker −10%#183036
Darker −20%#081113
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#175A6A
Less saturated −25%#37464A

Channel breakdown

R39
G80
B90
Red39 (15.3%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue191.76°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 50 · B 5A

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