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Recognised as Colour

#275AA2

  • #275AA2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#275AA2 is a blue with RGB values 39, 90, 162 and HSL 215°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#275AA2#275AA2
HEX#275AA2
RGBrgb(39, 90, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3529, 0.6353
RGB percentages15.3%, 35.3%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(215.1, 61.2%, 39.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 75.9%, 63.5%)
CMYK75.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,579,106
CSS custom property--colour: #275AA2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#D8A55D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3661A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E55A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.6Royal blue · ΔE 29.1Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A26F27
Analogous#2798A2, #3127A2
Triadic#A2275A, #5AA227
Split complementary#A23227, #98A227
Tetradic#A22798, #A26F27, #27A232

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AAC5EB
Lighter +30%#81A9E1
Lighter +20%#588DD7
Lighter +10%#3171CB
Darker −10%#1D4379
Darker −20%#132C50
Darker −30%#091527
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#0E56BB
Less saturated −25%#405E89

Channel breakdown

R39
G90
B162
Red39 (15.3%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue215.12°
Saturation (HSL)61.19%
Lightness39.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 5A · B A2

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