Colour

#27668D

#27668D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#27668D is a blue with RGB values 39, 102, 141 and HSL 203°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#27668D

RGBrgb(39, 102, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4, 0.5529

RGB percentages15.3%, 40%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(202.9, 56.7%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 72.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK72.3%, 27.7%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,582,157

CSS custom property--colour: #27668D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.23:1

Contrast with white6.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#D89972

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#54668Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#465C8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original

Tritanopia#007073no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.7 Slate grey · ΔE 21 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26 Dim grey · ΔE 28.3 Teal · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8D4E27

Analogous#278D81, #27338D

Triadic#8D2766, #668D27

Split complementary#8D2733, #8D8127

Tetradic#81278D, #8D4E27, #338D27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9CC8E4

Lighter +30%#74B2D9

Lighter +20%#4C9CCE

Lighter +10%#3283B5

Darker −10%#1C4965

Darker −20%#112C3D

Darker −30%#060F15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#116BA3

Less saturated −25%#3E6177

Channel breakdown

R39

G102

B141

Red39 (15.3%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue202.94°

Saturation (HSL)56.67%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 66 · B 8D

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