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#270ECB

#270ecb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#270ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 5.49% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.79% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 247.94°, with 87.1% saturation and 42.55% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.0506

Complementary

  1. #270ecb
  2. #b2cb0e

Split complementary

  1. #270ecb
  2. #cb860e
  3. #53cb0e

Analogous

  1. #0e53cb
  2. #270ecb
  3. #860ecb

Triadic

  1. #270ecb
  2. #cb270e
  3. #0ecb27

Tetradic

  1. #270ecb
  2. #cb0eb2
  3. #b2cb0e
  4. #0ecb27

Square

  1. #270ecb
  2. #cb0e53
  3. #b2cb0e
  4. #0ecb86

Monochromatic

  1. #0c043c
  2. #190983
  3. #270ecb
  4. #4d34f1
  5. #8c7cf6

Shades

#270ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #270ecb
  2. #230db7
  3. #1f0ba2
  4. #1b0a8e
  5. #17087a
  6. #140766
  7. #100651
  8. #0c043d
  9. #080329
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#270ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #270ecb
  2. #3d26d0
  3. #523ed5
  4. #6856db
  5. #7d6ee0
  6. #9387e5
  7. #a99fea
  8. #beb7ef
  9. #d4cff5
  10. #e9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#270ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #270ecb
  2. #3019c4
  3. #3925bc
  4. #4230b5
  5. #4b3cad
  6. #5447a6
  7. #5c529e
  8. #655e97
  9. #6e698f
  10. #777588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #37328e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-270ecb {
  color: #270ecb;
}
Background
.bg-270ecb {
  background-color: #270ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-270ecb {
  border: 2px solid #270ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #270ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 14 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-270ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #270ecb, #860ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-270ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 14 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.05 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.25 #d8f134 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#270ecb  rgb(39, 14, 203)  hsl(248, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b2cb0e  rgb(178, 203, 14)  hsl(68, 87%, 43%)  June Bud
#cb270e  rgb(203, 39, 14)  hsl(8, 87%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0ecb27  rgb(14, 203, 39)  hsl(128, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green