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#271AED

#271aed ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#271aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.54% cyan, 89.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 243.7°, with 85.43% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #271aed
  2. #e0ed1a

Split complementary

  1. #271aed
  2. #ed911a
  3. #76ed1a

Analogous

  1. #1a76ed
  2. #271aed
  3. #911aed

Triadic

  1. #271aed
  2. #ed271a
  3. #1aed27

Tetradic

  1. #271aed
  2. #ed1ae0
  3. #e0ed1a
  4. #1aed27

Square

  1. #271aed
  2. #ed1a76
  3. #e0ed1a
  4. #1aed91

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0866
  2. #170ead
  3. #271aed
  4. #6a61f3
  5. #ada8f8

Shades

#271aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271aed
  2. #2317d5
  3. #1f15be
  4. #1b12a6
  5. #17108e
  6. #140d77
  7. #100a5f
  8. #0c0847
  9. #08052f
  10. #040318
  11. #000000

Tints

#271aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271aed
  2. #3d31ef
  3. #5248f1
  4. #685ff2
  5. #7d76f4
  6. #938df6
  7. #a9a3f8
  8. #bebafa
  9. #d4d1fb
  10. #e9e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271aed
  2. #3024e2
  3. #392ed7
  4. #4239cc
  5. #4b43c1
  6. #544db7
  7. #5c57ac
  8. #6561a1
  9. #6e6c96
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271aed {
  color: #271aed;
}
Background
.bg-271aed {
  background-color: #271aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271aed {
  border: 2px solid #271aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 26 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271aed, #911aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 26 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.98 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.46 #d8e512 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#271aed  rgb(39, 26, 237)  hsl(244, 85%, 52%)  Blue
#e0ed1a  rgb(224, 237, 26)  hsl(64, 85%, 52%)  Pear
#ed271a  rgb(237, 39, 26)  hsl(4, 85%, 52%)  Lust
#1aed27  rgb(26, 237, 39)  hsl(124, 85%, 52%)  Lime