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#271CBF

#271cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271cbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.58% cyan, 85.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 244.05°, with 74.43% saturation and 42.94% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #271cbf
  2. #b4bf1c

Split complementary

  1. #271cbf
  2. #bf781c
  3. #62bf1c

Analogous

  1. #1c62bf
  2. #271cbf
  3. #781cbf

Triadic

  1. #271cbf
  2. #bf271c
  3. #1cbf27

Tetradic

  1. #271cbf
  2. #bf1cb4
  3. #b4bf1c
  4. #1cbf27

Square

  1. #271cbf
  2. #bf1c62
  3. #b4bf1c
  4. #1cbf78

Monochromatic

  1. #0c083a
  2. #19127c
  3. #271cbf
  4. #4f44e4
  5. #8e87ed

Shades

#271cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271cbf
  2. #2319ac
  3. #1f1699
  4. #1b1486
  5. #171173
  6. #140e60
  7. #100b4c
  8. #0c0839
  9. #080626
  10. #040313
  11. #000000

Tints

#271cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271cbf
  2. #3d33c5
  3. #5249cc
  4. #6860d2
  5. #7d77d9
  6. #938edf
  7. #a9a4e5
  8. #bebbec
  9. #d4d2f2
  10. #e9e8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271cbf
  2. #3026b9
  3. #3930b2
  4. #423aac
  5. #4b44a6
  6. #544ea0
  7. #5c5899
  8. #656293
  9. #6e6c8d
  10. #777686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ac2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004397 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271cbf {
  color: #271cbf;
}
Background
.bg-271cbf {
  background-color: #271cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271cbf {
  border: 2px solid #271cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 28 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271cbf, #781cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 28 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.61 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.08 #d8e340 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271cbf  rgb(39, 28, 191)  hsl(244, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b4bf1c  rgb(180, 191, 28)  hsl(64, 74%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bf271c  rgb(191, 39, 28)  hsl(4, 74%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1cbf27  rgb(28, 191, 39)  hsl(124, 74%, 43%)  Kelly Green