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Recognised as Colour

#27A0E5

  • #27A0E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#27A0E5 is a blue with RGB values 39, 160, 229 and HSL 202°, 79%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#27A0E5#27A0E5
HEX#27A0E5
RGBrgb(39, 160, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6275, 0.898
RGB percentages15.3%, 62.7%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(201.8, 78.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 83%, 89.8%)
CMYK83%, 30.1%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,597,093
CSS custom property--colour: #27A0E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.25:1
Contrast with white2.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#D85F1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7FA1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#6590E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.9:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 27Sky blue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E56C27
Analogous#27E5CB, #2741E5
Triadic#E527A0, #A0E527
Split complementary#E52741, #E5CB27
Tetradic#CB27E5, #E56C27, #41E527

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF0FB
Lighter +30%#B0DCF5
Lighter +20%#82C8F0
Lighter +10%#55B4EA
Darker −10%#1784C2
Darker −20%#126594
Darker −30%#0C4667
Darker −40%#072739
More saturated +25%#0DA7FF
Less saturated −25%#4598C7

Channel breakdown

R39
G160
B229
Red39 (15.3%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue201.79°
Saturation (HSL)78.51%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G A0 · B E5

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