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#272DEB

#272deb ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#272deb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 17.65% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.4% cyan, 80.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 238.16°, with 83.05% saturation and 53.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #272deb
  2. #ebe527

Split complementary

  1. #272deb
  2. #eb8327
  3. #8feb27

Analogous

  1. #278feb
  2. #272deb
  3. #8327eb

Triadic

  1. #272deb
  2. #eb272d
  3. #2deb27

Tetradic

  1. #272deb
  2. #e527eb
  3. #ebe527
  4. #2deb27

Square

  1. #272deb
  2. #eb278f
  3. #ebe527
  4. #27eb83

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0d6f
  2. #1116b5
  3. #272deb
  4. #6d71f1
  5. #b3b5f8

Shades

#272deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272deb
  2. #2329d4
  3. #1f24bc
  4. #1b20a5
  5. #171b8d
  6. #141776
  7. #10125e
  8. #0c0e47
  9. #08092f
  10. #040518
  11. #000000

Tints

#272deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272deb
  2. #3d42ed
  3. #5257ef
  4. #686cf1
  5. #7d81f3
  6. #9396f5
  7. #a9abf7
  8. #bec0f9
  9. #d4d5fb
  10. #e9eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272deb
  2. #3035e0
  3. #393ed6
  4. #4246cb
  5. #4b4ec0
  6. #5457b6
  7. #5c5fab
  8. #6567a0
  9. #6e6f95
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4445a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ee9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272deb {
  color: #272deb;
}
Background
.bg-272deb {
  background-color: #272deb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272deb {
  border: 2px solid #272deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 45 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272deb, #8327eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 45 235 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #d8d214 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Blue
#272deb  rgb(39, 45, 235)  hsl(238, 83%, 54%)  Blue
#ebe527  rgb(235, 229, 39)  hsl(58, 83%, 54%)  Titanium Yellow
#eb272d  rgb(235, 39, 45)  hsl(358, 83%, 54%)  Lust
#2deb27  rgb(45, 235, 39)  hsl(118, 83%, 54%)  Lime