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Recognised as Colour

#071727

  • #071727
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#071727 is a blue with RGB values 7, 23, 39 and HSL 210°, 70%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#071727#071727
HEX#071727
RGBrgb(7, 23, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.0275, 0.0902, 0.1529
RGB percentages2.7%, 9%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(210, 69.6%, 9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 82.1%, 15.3%)
CMYK82.1%, 41%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer464,679
CSS custom property--colour: #071727;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00804WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness22.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.09:1
Contrast with white18.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#F8E8D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#101828no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C1527no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#001B1Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 14.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.2Dim grey · ΔE 39.3Slate grey · ΔE 45.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 45.7Gray · ΔE 48.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#271707
Analogous#072727, #070727
Triadic#270717, #172707
Split complementary#270707, #272707
Tetradic#270727, #271707, #072707

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#267DD4
Lighter +30%#1E64A9
Lighter +20%#174A7D
Lighter +10%#0F3152
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#01172D
Less saturated −25%#0D1721

Channel breakdown

R7
G23
B39
Red7 (2.7%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness9.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 07 · G 17 · B 27

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