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#271FDE

#271fde ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#271fde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 86.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 242.51°, with 75.49% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.0669

Complementary

  1. #271fde
  2. #d6de1f

Split complementary

  1. #271fde
  2. #de861f
  3. #77de1f

Analogous

  1. #1f77de
  2. #271fde
  3. #861fde

Triadic

  1. #271fde
  2. #de271f
  3. #1fde27

Tetradic

  1. #271fde
  2. #de1fd6
  3. #d6de1f
  4. #1fde27

Square

  1. #271fde
  2. #de1f77
  3. #d6de1f
  4. #1fde86

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0c58
  2. #1b169b
  3. #271fde
  4. #6661e9
  5. #a7a4f2

Shades

#271fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #271fde
  2. #231cc8
  3. #1f19b2
  4. #1b169b
  5. #171385
  6. #14106f
  7. #100c59
  8. #0c0943
  9. #08062c
  10. #040316
  11. #000000

Tints

#271fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #271fde
  2. #3d35e1
  3. #524ce5
  4. #6862e8
  5. #7d79eb
  6. #938fef
  7. #a9a5f2
  8. #bebcf5
  9. #d4d2f8
  10. #e9e9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#271fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #271fde
  2. #3029d5
  3. #3932cb
  4. #423cc2
  5. #4b46b8
  6. #5450af
  7. #5c59a6
  8. #65639c
  9. #6e6d93
  10. #777689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e3c9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006184 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-271fde {
  color: #271fde;
}
Background
.bg-271fde {
  background-color: #271fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-271fde {
  border: 2px solid #271fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #271fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 31 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-271fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #271fde, #861fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-271fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 31 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.48 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.42 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.21 #d8e021 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#271fde  rgb(39, 31, 222)  hsl(243, 75%, 50%)  Blue
#d6de1f  rgb(214, 222, 31)  hsl(63, 75%, 50%)  Pear
#de271f  rgb(222, 39, 31)  hsl(3, 75%, 50%)  Lust
#1fde27  rgb(31, 222, 39)  hsl(123, 75%, 50%)  Malachite