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Colour

#27B3FF

  • #27B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#27B3FF is a blue with RGB values 39, 179, 255 and HSL 201°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#27B3FF#27B3FF
HEX#27B3FF
RGBrgb(39, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages15.3%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(201.1, 100%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 84.7%, 100%)
CMYK84.7%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,601,983
CSS custom property--colour: #27B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.98:1
Contrast with white2.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#D84C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FB4FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#72A1FEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C6CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.34:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.5Light skyblue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.2Sky blue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 9.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7327
Analogous#27FFDF, #2747FF
Triadic#FF27B3, #B3FF27
Split complementary#FF2747, #FFDF27
Tetradic#DF27FF, #FF7327, #47FF27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3FBFF
Lighter +30%#C0E9FF
Lighter +20%#8DD7FF
Lighter +10%#5AC5FF
Darker −10%#009EF3
Darker −20%#007CC0
Darker −30%#005B8D
Darker −40%#003A5A
More saturated +25%#27B3FF
Less saturated −25%#42ABE4

Channel breakdown

R39
G179
B255
Red39 (15.3%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue201.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G B3 · B FF

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