Colour

#275EFF

#275EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#275EFF is a blue with RGB values 39, 94, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#275EFF#275EFF

HEX#275EFF

RGBrgb(39, 94, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3686, 1

RGB percentages15.3%, 36.9%, 100%

HSLhsl(224.7, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK84.7%, 63.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,580,223

CSS custom property--colour: #275EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.08:1

Contrast with white5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#D8A100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0079FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7 Royal blue · ΔE 24.4 Slate blue · ΔE 27.1 Blue violet · ΔE 30.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.9 Medium blue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.69, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC827

Analogous#27CAFF, #5C27FF

Triadic#FF275E, #5EFF27

Split complementary#FF5C27, #CAFF27

Tetradic#FF27CA, #FFC827, #27FF5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F3F6FF

Lighter +30%#C0D0FF

Lighter +20%#8DAAFF

Lighter +10%#5A84FF

Darker −10%#003EF3

Darker −20%#0031C0

Darker −30%#00248D

Darker −40%#00175A

More saturated +25%#275EFF

Less saturated −25%#426BE4

Channel breakdown

R39

G94

B255

Red39 (15.3%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue224.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 5E · B FF

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