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#271ADA

#271ada ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#271ada is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 10.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.11% cyan, 88.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 244.06°, with 78.69% saturation and 47.84% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.0623

Complementary

  1. #271ada
  2. #cdda1a

Split complementary

  1. #271ada
  2. #da871a
  3. #6dda1a

Analogous

  1. #1a6dda
  2. #271ada
  3. #871ada

Triadic

  1. #271ada
  2. #da271a
  3. #1ada27

Tetradic

  1. #271ada
  2. #da1acd
  3. #cdda1a
  4. #1ada27

Square

  1. #271ada
  2. #da1a6d
  3. #cdda1a
  4. #1ada87

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a51
  2. #1b1296
  3. #271ada
  4. #6056eb
  5. #a09af3

Shades

#271ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271ada
  2. #2317c4
  3. #1f15ae
  4. #1b1299
  5. #171083
  6. #140d6d
  7. #100a57
  8. #0c0841
  9. #08052c
  10. #040316
  11. #000000

Tints

#271ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271ada
  2. #3d31de
  3. #5248e1
  4. #685fe5
  5. #7d76e9
  6. #938ded
  7. #a9a3f0
  8. #bebaf4
  9. #d4d1f8
  10. #e9e8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271ada
  2. #3024d1
  3. #392ec8
  4. #4239bf
  5. #4b43b6
  6. #544dad
  7. #5c57a4
  8. #65619b
  9. #6e6c92
  10. #777689
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271ada {
  color: #271ada;
}
Background
.bg-271ada {
  background-color: #271ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271ada {
  border: 2px solid #271ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 26 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271ada, #871ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 26 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.80 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.93 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.69 #d8e525 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Blue
#271ada  rgb(39, 26, 218)  hsl(244, 79%, 48%)  Blue
#cdda1a  rgb(205, 218, 26)  hsl(64, 79%, 48%)  Pear
#da271a  rgb(218, 39, 26)  hsl(4, 79%, 48%)  Lust
#1ada27  rgb(26, 218, 39)  hsl(124, 79%, 48%)  Lime Green