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#271FCC

#271fcc ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.88% cyan, 84.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 242.77°, with 73.62% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0577

Complementary

  1. #271fcc
  2. #c4cc1f

Split complementary

  1. #271fcc
  2. #cc7d1f
  3. #6ecc1f

Analogous

  1. #1f6ecc
  2. #271fcc
  3. #7d1fcc

Triadic

  1. #271fcc
  2. #cc271f
  3. #1fcc27

Tetradic

  1. #271fcc
  2. #cc1fc4
  3. #c4cc1f
  4. #1fcc27

Square

  1. #271fcc
  2. #cc1f6e
  3. #c4cc1f
  4. #1fcc7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0b47
  2. #1a158a
  3. #271fcc
  4. #5953e5
  5. #9995ef

Shades

#271fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271fcc
  2. #231cb8
  3. #1f19a3
  4. #1b168f
  5. #17137a
  6. #141066
  7. #100c52
  8. #0c093d
  9. #080629
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#271fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271fcc
  2. #3d35d1
  3. #524cd6
  4. #6862db
  5. #7d79e0
  6. #938fe6
  7. #a9a5eb
  8. #bebcf0
  9. #d4d2f5
  10. #e9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271fcc
  2. #3029c4
  3. #3932bd
  4. #423cb5
  5. #4b46ae
  6. #5450a6
  7. #5c599e
  8. #656397
  9. #6e6d8f
  10. #777688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a388f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271fcc {
  color: #271fcc;
}
Background
.bg-271fcc {
  background-color: #271fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271fcc {
  border: 2px solid #271fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 31 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271fcc, #7d1fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 31 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.32 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.37 #d8e033 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#271fcc  rgb(39, 31, 204)  hsl(243, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#c4cc1f  rgb(196, 204, 31)  hsl(63, 74%, 46%)  Pear
#cc271f  rgb(204, 39, 31)  hsl(3, 74%, 46%)  Lava
#1fcc27  rgb(31, 204, 39)  hsl(123, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green