Colour

#275AA6

#275AA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#275AA6 is a blue with RGB values 39, 90, 166 and HSL 216°, 62%, 40%. 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

#275AA6#275AA6

HEX#275AA6

RGBrgb(39, 90, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3529, 0.651

RGB percentages15.3%, 35.3%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(215.9, 62%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 76.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK76.5%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,579,110

CSS custom property--colour: #275AA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.78:1

Contrast with white6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#D8A559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3361A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#1756A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#006C78no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5 Steel blue · ΔE 24.3 Royal blue · ΔE 26.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A67327

Analogous#2799A6, #3427A6

Triadic#A6275A, #5AA627

Split complementary#A63427, #99A627

Tetradic#A62799, #A67327, #27A634

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ADC6EC

Lighter +30%#84AAE2

Lighter +20%#5B8DD8

Lighter +10%#3171CF

Darker −10%#1D447D

Darker −20%#142D53

Darker −30%#0A172A

Darker −40%#000001

More saturated +25%#0D55C0

Less saturated −25%#415F8C

Channel breakdown

R39

G90

B166

Red39 (15.3%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue215.91°

Saturation (HSL)61.95%

Lightness40.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 5A · B A6

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