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#271FC4

#271fc4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271fc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 12.16% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.1% cyan, 84.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 242.91°, with 72.69% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.054

Complementary

  1. #271fc4
  2. #bcc41f

Split complementary

  1. #271fc4
  2. #c47a1f
  3. #69c41f

Analogous

  1. #1f69c4
  2. #271fc4
  3. #7a1fc4

Triadic

  1. #271fc4
  2. #c4271f
  3. #1fc427

Tetradic

  1. #271fc4
  2. #c41fbc
  3. #bcc41f
  4. #1fc427

Square

  1. #271fc4
  2. #c41f69
  3. #bcc41f
  4. #1fc47a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a40
  2. #1a1582
  3. #271fc4
  4. #544de3
  5. #938fed

Shades

#271fc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271fc4
  2. #231cb0
  3. #1f199d
  4. #1b1689
  5. #171376
  6. #141062
  7. #100c4e
  8. #0c093b
  9. #080627
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#271fc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271fc4
  2. #3d35ca
  3. #524cd0
  4. #6862d6
  5. #7d79dc
  6. #938fe2
  7. #a9a5e7
  8. #bebced
  9. #d4d2f3
  10. #e9e9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271fc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271fc4
  2. #3029bd
  3. #3932b6
  4. #423cb0
  5. #4b46a9
  6. #5450a2
  7. #5c599b
  8. #656394
  9. #6e6d8e
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39378a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005675 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271fc4 {
  color: #271fc4;
}
Background
.bg-271fc4 {
  background-color: #271fc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271fc4 {
  border: 2px solid #271fc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271fc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 31 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271fc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271fc4, #7a1fc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271fc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 31 196 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.39 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.86 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.44 #d8e03b Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271fc4  rgb(39, 31, 196)  hsl(243, 73%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#bcc41f  rgb(188, 196, 31)  hsl(63, 73%, 45%)  Pear
#c4271f  rgb(196, 39, 31)  hsl(3, 73%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1fc427  rgb(31, 196, 39)  hsl(123, 73%, 45%)  Lime Green