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Colour

#2752A0

  • #2752A0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#2752A0 is a blue with RGB values 39, 82, 160 and HSL 219°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#2752A0#2752A0
HEX#2752A0
RGBrgb(39, 82, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3216, 0.6275
RGB percentages15.3%, 32.2%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(218.7, 60.8%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 75.6%, 62.7%)
CMYK75.6%, 48.8%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,577,056
CSS custom property--colour: #2752A0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09004WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#D8AD5F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#275BA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004F9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006571no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.8Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Steel blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A07527
Analogous#278FA0, #3927A0
Triadic#A02752, #52A027
Split complementary#A03827, #8FA027
Tetradic#A0278F, #A07527, #27A038

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A9C0EA
Lighter +30%#80A2E0
Lighter +20%#5784D6
Lighter +10%#3167C9
Darker −10%#1D3D77
Darker −20%#13284E
Darker −30%#091325
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E4BB9
Less saturated −25%#405987

Channel breakdown

R39
G82
B160
Red39 (15.3%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue218.68°
Saturation (HSL)60.8%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 52 · B A0

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