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Recognised as Colour

#275EE4

  • #275EE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#275EE4 is a blue with RGB values 39, 94, 228 and HSL 223°, 78%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#275EE4#275EE4
HEX#275EE4
RGBrgb(39, 94, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3686, 0.8941
RGB percentages15.3%, 36.9%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(222.5, 77.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.5, 82.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK82.9%, 58.8%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,580,196
CSS custom property--colour: #275EE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14038WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D8A11B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#008098no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E4AD27
Analogous#27BDE4, #4E27E4
Triadic#E4275E, #5EE427
Split complementary#E44E27, #BDE427
Tetradic#E427BD, #E4AD27, #27E44E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE5FB
Lighter +30%#AFC3F5
Lighter +20%#82A2EF
Lighter +10%#5480EA
Darker −10%#1849C0
Darker −20%#123893
Darker −30%#0D2665
Darker −40%#071538
More saturated +25%#0C53FF
Less saturated −25%#456BC6

Channel breakdown

R39
G94
B228
Red39 (15.3%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue222.54°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 5E · B E4

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