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#271CB8

#271cb8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271cb8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 10.98% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.8% cyan, 84.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 244.23°, with 73.58% saturation and 41.57% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.0472

Complementary

  1. #271cb8
  2. #adb81c

Split complementary

  1. #271cb8
  2. #b8751c
  3. #5fb81c

Analogous

  1. #1c5fb8
  2. #271cb8
  3. #751cb8

Triadic

  1. #271cb8
  2. #b8271c
  3. #1cb827

Tetradic

  1. #271cb8
  2. #b81cad
  3. #adb81c
  4. #1cb827

Square

  1. #271cb8
  2. #b81c5f
  3. #adb81c
  4. #1cb875

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0833
  2. #191276
  3. #271cb8
  4. #4a3fe2
  5. #8981ec

Shades

#271cb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271cb8
  2. #2319a6
  3. #1f1693
  4. #1b1481
  5. #17116e
  6. #140e5c
  7. #100b4a
  8. #0c0837
  9. #080625
  10. #040312
  11. #000000

Tints

#271cb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271cb8
  2. #3d33bf
  3. #5249c6
  4. #6860cd
  5. #7d77d4
  6. #938edc
  7. #a9a4e3
  8. #bebbea
  9. #d4d2f1
  10. #e9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271cb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271cb8
  2. #3026b2
  3. #3930ad
  4. #423aa7
  5. #4b44a2
  6. #544e9c
  7. #5c5896
  8. #656291
  9. #6e6c8b
  10. #777686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363381 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00506d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002db6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271cb8 {
  color: #271cb8;
}
Background
.bg-271cb8 {
  background-color: #271cb8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271cb8 {
  border: 2px solid #271cb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271cb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 28 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271cb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271cb8, #751cb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271cb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 28 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.41 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.86 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.72 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.88 #d8e347 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271cb8  rgb(39, 28, 184)  hsl(244, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#adb81c  rgb(173, 184, 28)  hsl(64, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#b8271c  rgb(184, 39, 28)  hsl(4, 74%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#1cb827  rgb(28, 184, 39)  hsl(124, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green