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#272CDB

#272cdb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#272cdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.19% cyan, 79.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 238.33°, with 71.43% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.75.

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Relative luminance0.0735

Complementary

  1. #272cdb
  2. #dbd627

Split complementary

  1. #272cdb
  2. #db7c27
  3. #86db27

Analogous

  1. #2786db
  2. #272cdb
  3. #7c27db

Triadic

  1. #272cdb
  2. #db272c
  3. #2cdb27

Tetradic

  1. #272cdb
  2. #d627db
  3. #dbd627
  4. #2cdb27

Square

  1. #272cdb
  2. #db2786
  3. #dbd627
  4. #27db7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f115a
  2. #1a1e9c
  3. #272cdb
  4. #696ce6
  5. #aaacf1

Shades

#272cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272cdb
  2. #2328c5
  3. #1f23af
  4. #1b1f99
  5. #171a83
  6. #14166e
  7. #101258
  8. #0c0d42
  9. #08092c
  10. #040416
  11. #000000

Tints

#272cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272cdb
  2. #3d41df
  3. #5256e2
  4. #686be6
  5. #7d80e9
  6. #9396ed
  7. #a9abf1
  8. #bec0f4
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #e9eafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272cdb
  2. #3034d2
  3. #393dc9
  4. #4245c0
  5. #4b4eb7
  6. #5456ae
  7. #5c5ea4
  8. #65679b
  9. #6e6f92
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41429b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006485 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272cdb {
  color: #272cdb;
}
Background
.bg-272cdb {
  background-color: #272cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272cdb {
  border: 2px solid #272cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 44 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272cdb, #7c27db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 44 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.33 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.16 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.76 #d8d324 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#272cdb  rgb(39, 44, 219)  hsl(238, 71%, 51%)  Blue
#dbd627  rgb(219, 214, 39)  hsl(58, 71%, 51%)  Dandelion
#db272c  rgb(219, 39, 44)  hsl(358, 71%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2cdb27  rgb(44, 219, 39)  hsl(118, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green