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#272DDE

#272dde ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#272dde is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 17.65% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.43% cyan, 79.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 238.03°, with 73.49% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.0758

Complementary

  1. #272dde
  2. #ded827

Split complementary

  1. #272dde
  2. #de7d27
  3. #89de27

Analogous

  1. #2789de
  2. #272dde
  3. #7d27de

Triadic

  1. #272dde
  2. #de272d
  3. #2dde27

Tetradic

  1. #272dde
  2. #d827de
  3. #ded827
  4. #2dde27

Square

  1. #272dde
  2. #de2789
  3. #ded827
  4. #27de7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0e115e
  2. #181da0
  3. #272dde
  4. #696ee8
  5. #acaef2

Shades

#272dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272dde
  2. #2329c8
  3. #1f24b2
  4. #1b209b
  5. #171b85
  6. #14176f
  7. #101259
  8. #0c0e43
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#272dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272dde
  2. #3d42e1
  3. #5257e5
  4. #686ce8
  5. #7d81eb
  6. #9396ef
  7. #a9abf2
  8. #bec0f5
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272dde
  2. #3035d5
  3. #393ecb
  4. #4246c2
  5. #4b4eb8
  6. #5457af
  7. #5c5fa6
  8. #65679c
  9. #6e6f93
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41439d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272dde {
  color: #272dde;
}
Background
.bg-272dde {
  background-color: #272dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272dde {
  border: 2px solid #272dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 45 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272dde, #7d27de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 45 222 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.18 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.04 #d8d221 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#272dde  rgb(39, 45, 222)  hsl(238, 73%, 51%)  Blue
#ded827  rgb(222, 216, 39)  hsl(58, 73%, 51%)  Dandelion
#de272d  rgb(222, 39, 45)  hsl(358, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2dde27  rgb(45, 222, 39)  hsl(118, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green