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#271ECF

#271ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271ecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.16% cyan, 85.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 243.05°, with 74.68% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.0586

Complementary

  1. #271ecf
  2. #c6cf1e

Split complementary

  1. #271ecf
  2. #cf7f1e
  3. #6ecf1e

Analogous

  1. #1e6ecf
  2. #271ecf
  3. #7f1ecf

Triadic

  1. #271ecf
  2. #cf271e
  3. #1ecf27

Tetradic

  1. #271ecf
  2. #cf1ec6
  3. #c6cf1e
  4. #1ecf27

Square

  1. #271ecf
  2. #cf1e6e
  3. #c6cf1e
  4. #1ecf7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0b49
  2. #1a148c
  3. #271ecf
  4. #5b53e6
  5. #9b96f0

Shades

#271ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271ecf
  2. #231bba
  3. #1f18a6
  4. #1b1591
  5. #17127c
  6. #140f68
  7. #100c53
  8. #0c093e
  9. #080629
  10. #040315
  11. #000000

Tints

#271ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271ecf
  2. #3d35d4
  3. #524bd9
  4. #6862dd
  5. #7d78e2
  6. #938fe7
  7. #a9a5ec
  8. #bebcf1
  9. #d4d2f5
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271ecf
  2. #3028c7
  3. #3932bf
  4. #423bb7
  5. #4b45af
  6. #544fa8
  7. #5c59a0
  8. #656398
  9. #6e6c90
  10. #777688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271ecf {
  color: #271ecf;
}
Background
.bg-271ecf {
  background-color: #271ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271ecf {
  border: 2px solid #271ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 30 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271ecf, #7f1ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 30 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.08 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.36 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.68 #d8e130 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271ecf  rgb(39, 30, 207)  hsl(243, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#c6cf1e  rgb(198, 207, 30)  hsl(63, 75%, 46%)  Pear
#cf271e  rgb(207, 39, 30)  hsl(3, 75%, 46%)  Lava
#1ecf27  rgb(30, 207, 39)  hsl(123, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green