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#271CBC

#271cbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271cbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.26% cyan, 85.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 244.12°, with 74.07% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.0489

Complementary

  1. #271cbc
  2. #b1bc1c

Split complementary

  1. #271cbc
  2. #bc771c
  3. #61bc1c

Analogous

  1. #1c61bc
  2. #271cbc
  3. #771cbc

Triadic

  1. #271cbc
  2. #bc271c
  3. #1cbc27

Tetradic

  1. #271cbc
  2. #bc1cb1
  3. #b1bc1c
  4. #1cbc27

Square

  1. #271cbc
  2. #bc1c61
  3. #b1bc1c
  4. #1cbc77

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0837
  2. #191279
  3. #271cbc
  4. #4d42e3
  5. #8b84ed

Shades

#271cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271cbc
  2. #2319a9
  3. #1f1696
  4. #1b1484
  5. #171171
  6. #140e5e
  7. #100b4b
  8. #0c0838
  9. #080626
  10. #040313
  11. #000000

Tints

#271cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271cbc
  2. #3d33c3
  3. #5249c9
  4. #6860d0
  5. #7d77d7
  6. #938ede
  7. #a9a4e4
  8. #bebbeb
  9. #d4d2f2
  10. #e9e8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271cbc
  2. #3026b6
  3. #3930b0
  4. #423aaa
  5. #4b44a4
  6. #544e9e
  7. #5c5898
  8. #656292
  9. #6e6c8c
  10. #777686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #363484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271cbc {
  color: #271cbc;
}
Background
.bg-271cbc {
  background-color: #271cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271cbc {
  border: 2px solid #271cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 28 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271cbc, #771cbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 28 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.63 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.84 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.38 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.97 #d8e343 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271cbc  rgb(39, 28, 188)  hsl(244, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#b1bc1c  rgb(177, 188, 28)  hsl(64, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc271c  rgb(188, 39, 28)  hsl(4, 74%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1cbc27  rgb(28, 188, 39)  hsl(124, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green