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#271FC9

#271fc9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271fc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.6% cyan, 84.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 242.82°, with 73.28% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.0563

Complementary

  1. #271fc9
  2. #c1c91f

Split complementary

  1. #271fc9
  2. #c97c1f
  3. #6cc91f

Analogous

  1. #1f6cc9
  2. #271fc9
  3. #7c1fc9

Triadic

  1. #271fc9
  2. #c9271f
  3. #1fc927

Tetradic

  1. #271fc9
  2. #c91fc1
  3. #c1c91f
  4. #1fc927

Square

  1. #271fc9
  2. #c91f6c
  3. #c1c91f
  4. #1fc97c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0b44
  2. #1a1587
  3. #271fc9
  4. #5750e4
  5. #9793ee

Shades

#271fc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271fc9
  2. #231cb5
  3. #1f19a1
  4. #1b168d
  5. #171379
  6. #141065
  7. #100c50
  8. #0c093c
  9. #080628
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#271fc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271fc9
  2. #3d35ce
  3. #524cd4
  4. #6862d9
  5. #7d79df
  6. #938fe4
  7. #a9a5e9
  8. #bebcef
  9. #d4d2f4
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271fc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271fc9
  2. #3029c2
  3. #3932ba
  4. #423cb3
  5. #4b46ac
  6. #5450a5
  7. #5c599d
  8. #656396
  9. #6e6d8f
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a388d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00489f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271fc9 {
  color: #271fc9;
}
Background
.bg-271fc9 {
  background-color: #271fc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271fc9 {
  border: 2px solid #271fc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271fc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 31 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271fc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271fc9, #7c1fc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271fc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 31 201 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.35 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.12 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.67 #d8e036 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271fc9  rgb(39, 31, 201)  hsl(243, 73%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#c1c91f  rgb(193, 201, 31)  hsl(63, 73%, 45%)  Pear
#c9271f  rgb(201, 39, 31)  hsl(3, 73%, 45%)  Lava
#1fc927  rgb(31, 201, 39)  hsl(123, 73%, 45%)  Lime Green