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Recognised as Colour

#27525A

  • #27525A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27525A is a cyan with RGB values 39, 82, 90 and HSL 189°, 40%, 25%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27525A#27525A
HEX#27525A
RGBrgb(39, 82, 90)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3216, 0.3529
RGB percentages15.3%, 32.2%, 35.3%
HSLhsl(189.4, 39.5%, 25.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.4, 56.7%, 35.3%)
CMYK56.7%, 8.9%, 0%, 64.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,576,986
CSS custom property--colour: #27525A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D8ADA5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B4F5Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#43495Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#025654no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 5.7Dim grey · ΔE 19.6Teal · ΔE 23Slate grey · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Gray · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 5.65, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5A2F27
Analogous#275A48, #27395A
Triadic#5A2752, #525A27
Split complementary#5A2739, #5A4827
Tetradic#48275A, #5A2F27, #395A27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#84BFC9
Lighter +30%#60ACBA
Lighter +20%#4693A1
Lighter +10%#36727E
Darker −10%#183236
Darker −20%#081113
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#175D6A
Less saturated −25%#37474A

Channel breakdown

R39
G82
B90
Red39 (15.3%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue90 (35.3%)
Hue189.41°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness25.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 52 · B 5A

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