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#271FC8

#271fc8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271fc8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.5% cyan, 84.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 242.84°, with 73.16% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.33.

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Relative luminance0.0558

Complementary

  1. #271fc8
  2. #c0c81f

Split complementary

  1. #271fc8
  2. #c87b1f
  3. #6bc81f

Analogous

  1. #1f6bc8
  2. #271fc8
  3. #7b1fc8

Triadic

  1. #271fc8
  2. #c8271f
  3. #1fc827

Tetradic

  1. #271fc8
  2. #c81fc0
  3. #c0c81f
  4. #1fc827

Square

  1. #271fc8
  2. #c81f6b
  3. #c0c81f
  4. #1fc87b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a44
  2. #1a1586
  3. #271fc8
  4. #5750e4
  5. #9692ee

Shades

#271fc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271fc8
  2. #231cb4
  3. #1f19a0
  4. #1b168c
  5. #171378
  6. #141064
  7. #100c50
  8. #0c093c
  9. #080628
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#271fc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271fc8
  2. #3d35ce
  3. #524cd3
  4. #6862d9
  5. #7d79de
  6. #938fe4
  7. #a9a5e9
  8. #bebcef
  9. #d4d2f4
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271fc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271fc8
  2. #3029c1
  3. #3932ba
  4. #423cb2
  5. #4b46ab
  6. #5450a4
  7. #5c599d
  8. #656396
  9. #6e6d8e
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39388d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00479e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271fc8 {
  color: #271fc8;
}
Background
.bg-271fc8 {
  background-color: #271fc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271fc8 {
  border: 2px solid #271fc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271fc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 31 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271fc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271fc8, #7b1fc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271fc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 31 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.57 #d8e037 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271fc8  rgb(39, 31, 200)  hsl(243, 73%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c0c81f  rgb(192, 200, 31)  hsl(63, 73%, 45%)  Pear
#c8271f  rgb(200, 39, 31)  hsl(3, 73%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1fc827  rgb(31, 200, 39)  hsl(123, 73%, 45%)  Lime Green