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Recognised as Colour

#27567F

  • #27567F
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#27567F is a blue with RGB values 39, 86, 127 and HSL 208°, 53%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#27567F#27567F
HEX#27567F
RGBrgb(39, 86, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3373, 0.498
RGB percentages15.3%, 33.7%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(208, 53%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 69.3%, 49.8%)
CMYK69.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,578,047
CSS custom property--colour: #27567F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#D8A980

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#445881no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#384F7Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Tritanopia#006065no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Slate grey · ΔE 24.6Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.6Dim grey · ΔE 29.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7F5027
Analogous#277F7C, #272A7F
Triadic#7F2756, #567F27
Split complementary#7F272A, #7F7C27
Tetradic#7C277F, #7F5027, #2A7F27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#94BCDE
Lighter +30%#6DA3D2
Lighter +20%#468AC6
Lighter +10%#3370A6
Darker −10%#1B3C58
Darker −20%#0F2131
Darker −30%#03070A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#125794
Less saturated −25%#3C556A

Channel breakdown

R39
G86
B127
Red39 (15.3%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue207.95°
Saturation (HSL)53.01%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 56 · B 7F

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