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Recognised as Colour

#275B7A

  • #275B7A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#275B7A is a blue with RGB values 39, 91, 122 and HSL 202°, 52%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#275B7A#275B7A
HEX#275B7A
RGBrgb(39, 91, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3569, 0.4784
RGB percentages15.3%, 35.7%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(202.4, 51.6%, 31.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 68%, 47.8%)
CMYK68%, 25.4%, 0%, 52.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,579,322
CSS custom property--colour: #275B7A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1
Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D8A485

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D5B7Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#415279no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006366no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 20.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Dim grey · ΔE 24.8Teal · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7A4627
Analogous#277A6F, #27327A
Triadic#7A275B, #5B7A27
Split complementary#7A2732, #7A7027
Tetradic#6F277A, #7A4627, #317A27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#91C0DC
Lighter +30%#6AAAD0
Lighter +20%#4494C3
Lighter +10%#3378A1
Darker −10%#1B3E53
Darker −20%#0E212D
Darker −30%#020506
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#13608E
Less saturated −25%#3B5666

Channel breakdown

R39
G91
B122
Red39 (15.3%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue202.41°
Saturation (HSL)51.55%
Lightness31.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 5B · B 7A

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