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#272CBC

#272cbc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#272cbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 17.25% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.26% cyan, 76.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 237.99°, with 65.64% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.0586

Complementary

  1. #272cbc
  2. #bcb727

Split complementary

  1. #272cbc
  2. #bc6d27
  3. #76bc27

Analogous

  1. #2776bc
  2. #272cbc
  3. #6d27bc

Triadic

  1. #272cbc
  2. #bc272c
  3. #2cbc27

Tetradic

  1. #272cbc
  2. #b727bc
  3. #bcb727
  4. #2cbc27

Square

  1. #272cbc
  2. #bc2776
  3. #bcb727
  4. #27bc6d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0e3d
  2. #1a1d7d
  3. #272cbc
  4. #5459dc
  5. #9396e9

Shades

#272cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272cbc
  2. #2328a9
  3. #1f2396
  4. #1b1f84
  5. #171a71
  6. #14165e
  7. #10124b
  8. #0c0d38
  9. #080926
  10. #040413
  11. #000000

Tints

#272cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272cbc
  2. #3d41c3
  3. #5256c9
  4. #686bd0
  5. #7d80d7
  6. #9396de
  7. #a9abe4
  8. #bec0eb
  9. #d4d5f2
  10. #e9eaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272cbc
  2. #3034b6
  3. #393db0
  4. #4245aa
  5. #4b4ea4
  6. #54569e
  7. #5c5e98
  8. #656792
  9. #6e6f8c
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005773 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272cbc {
  color: #272cbc;
}
Background
.bg-272cbc {
  background-color: #272cbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272cbc {
  border: 2px solid #272cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 44 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272cbc, #6d27bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 44 188 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.57 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.87 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.65 #d8d343 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#272cbc  rgb(39, 44, 188)  hsl(238, 66%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bcb727  rgb(188, 183, 39)  hsl(58, 66%, 45%)  Old Gold
#bc272c  rgb(188, 39, 44)  hsl(358, 66%, 45%)  Firebrick
#2cbc27  rgb(44, 188, 39)  hsl(118, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green