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#272CD4

#272cd4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#272cd4 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 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.6% cyan, 79.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 238.27°, with 68.92% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.69.

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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #272cd4
  2. #d4cf27

Split complementary

  1. #272cd4
  2. #d47927
  3. #82d427

Analogous

  1. #2782d4
  2. #272cd4
  3. #7927d4

Triadic

  1. #272cd4
  2. #d4272c
  3. #2cd427

Tetradic

  1. #272cd4
  2. #cf27d4
  3. #d4cf27
  4. #2cd427

Square

  1. #272cd4
  2. #d42782
  3. #d4cf27
  4. #27d479

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1153
  2. #1b1f93
  3. #272cd4
  4. #6569e3
  5. #a5a8ef

Shades

#272cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272cd4
  2. #2328bf
  3. #1f23aa
  4. #1b1f94
  5. #171a7f
  6. #14166a
  7. #101255
  8. #0c0d40
  9. #08092a
  10. #040415
  11. #000000

Tints

#272cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272cd4
  2. #3d41d8
  3. #5256dd
  4. #686be1
  5. #7d80e5
  6. #9396ea
  7. #a9abee
  8. #bec0f2
  9. #d4d5f6
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272cd4
  2. #3034cc
  3. #393dc3
  4. #4245bb
  5. #4b4eb2
  6. #5456aa
  7. #5c5ea2
  8. #656799
  9. #6e6f91
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4096 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ad2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272cd4 {
  color: #272cd4;
}
Background
.bg-272cd4 {
  background-color: #272cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #272cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 44 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 69% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272cd4, #7927d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 44 212 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.00 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.91 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.01 #d8d32b Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#272cd4  rgb(39, 44, 212)  hsl(238, 69%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d4cf27  rgb(212, 207, 39)  hsl(58, 69%, 49%)  Citrine
#d4272c  rgb(212, 39, 44)  hsl(358, 69%, 49%)  Fire Engine Red
#2cd427  rgb(44, 212, 39)  hsl(118, 69%, 49%)  Lime Green