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#0027FF

#0027ff ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0027ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0% red, 15.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 100% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 230.82°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.0867

Complementary

  1. #0027ff
  2. #ffd800

Split complementary

  1. #0027ff
  2. #ff5800
  3. #a7ff00

Analogous

  1. #00a7ff
  2. #0027ff
  3. #5800ff

Triadic

  1. #0027ff
  2. #ff0027
  3. #27ff00

Tetradic

  1. #0027ff
  2. #d800ff
  3. #ffd800
  4. #27ff00

Square

  1. #0027ff
  2. #ff00a7
  3. #ffd800
  4. #00ff58

Monochromatic

  1. #001066
  2. #001bb3
  3. #0027ff
  4. #4d68ff
  5. #99a9ff

Shades

#0027ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0027ff
  2. #0023e6
  3. #001fcc
  4. #001bb3
  5. #001799
  6. #001480
  7. #001066
  8. #000c4d
  9. #000833
  10. #00041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#0027ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0027ff
  2. #1a3dff
  3. #3352ff
  4. #4d68ff
  5. #667dff
  6. #8093ff
  7. #99a9ff
  8. #b3beff
  9. #ccd4ff
  10. #e6e9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0027ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0027ff
  2. #0d30f2
  3. #1a39e6
  4. #2642d9
  5. #334bcc
  6. #4054c0
  7. #4d5cb3
  8. #5a65a6
  9. #666e99
  10. #73778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4045b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0027ff {
  color: #0027ff;
}
Background
.bg-0027ff {
  background-color: #0027ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0027ff {
  border: 2px solid #0027ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0027ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 0 39 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0027ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0027ff, #5800ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0027ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(0 39 255 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.39 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.50 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.81 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.69 #ffd800 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Blue
#0027ff  rgb(0, 39, 255)  hsl(231, 100%, 50%)  Blue
#ffd800  rgb(255, 216, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 50%)  Gold
#ff0027  rgb(255, 0, 39)  hsl(351, 100%, 50%)  Tractor Red
#27ff00  rgb(39, 255, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 50%)  Neon Green