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Recognised as Colour

#27697C

  • #27697C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27697C is a cyan with RGB values 39, 105, 124 and HSL 193°, 52%, 32%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27697C#27697C
HEX#27697C
RGBrgb(39, 105, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.4118, 0.4863
RGB percentages15.3%, 41.2%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(193.4, 52.1%, 32%)
HSV / HSBhsv(193.4, 68.5%, 48.6%)
CMYK68.5%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,582,908
CSS custom property--colour: #27697C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#D89683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D667Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#515D7Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#006F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.6Slate grey · ΔE 17.9Teal · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Dark cyan · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 16.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7C3A27
Analogous#277C64, #273F7C
Triadic#7C2769, #697C27
Split complementary#7C273F, #7C6427
Tetradic#64277C, #7C3A27, #3F7C27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#92CCDD
Lighter +30%#6BBAD1
Lighter +20%#45A8C4
Lighter +10%#338AA3
Darker −10%#1B4855
Darker −20%#0F272E
Darker −30%#020608
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#137490
Less saturated −25%#3B5E68

Channel breakdown

R39
G105
B124
Red39 (15.3%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue193.41°
Saturation (HSL)52.15%
Lightness31.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 69 · B 7C

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