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#271ECB

#271ecb ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271ecb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 11.76% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.79% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 243.12°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.0567

Complementary

  1. #271ecb
  2. #c2cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #271ecb
  2. #cb7e1e
  3. #6ccb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e6ccb
  2. #271ecb
  3. #7e1ecb

Triadic

  1. #271ecb
  2. #cb271e
  3. #1ecb27

Tetradic

  1. #271ecb
  2. #cb1ec2
  3. #c2cb1e
  4. #1ecb27

Square

  1. #271ecb
  2. #cb1e6c
  3. #c2cb1e
  4. #1ecb7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a46
  2. #1a1488
  3. #271ecb
  4. #5850e5
  5. #9893ef

Shades

#271ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271ecb
  2. #231bb7
  3. #1f18a2
  4. #1b158e
  5. #17127a
  6. #140f66
  7. #100c51
  8. #0c093d
  9. #080629
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#271ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271ecb
  2. #3d35d0
  3. #524bd5
  4. #6862db
  5. #7d78e0
  6. #938fe5
  7. #a9a5ea
  8. #bebcef
  9. #d4d2f5
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271ecb
  2. #3028c4
  3. #3932bc
  4. #423bb5
  5. #4b45ad
  6. #544fa6
  7. #5c599e
  8. #656397
  9. #6e6c8f
  10. #777688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a388f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271ecb {
  color: #271ecb;
}
Background
.bg-271ecb {
  background-color: #271ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271ecb {
  border: 2px solid #271ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271ecb, #7e1ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.55 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.29 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.47 #d8e134 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271ecb  rgb(39, 30, 203)  hsl(243, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#c2cb1e  rgb(194, 203, 30)  hsl(63, 74%, 46%)  Pear
#cb271e  rgb(203, 39, 30)  hsl(3, 74%, 46%)  Lava
#1ecb27  rgb(30, 203, 39)  hsl(123, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green