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#272EDD

#272edd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#272edd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 18.04% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.35% cyan, 79.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 237.69°, with 72.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.87.

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Relative luminance0.0761

Complementary

  1. #272edd
  2. #ddd627

Split complementary

  1. #272edd
  2. #dd7b27
  3. #89dd27

Analogous

  1. #2789dd
  2. #272edd
  3. #7b27dd

Triadic

  1. #272edd
  2. #dd272e
  3. #2edd27

Tetradic

  1. #272edd
  2. #d627dd
  3. #ddd627
  4. #2edd27

Square

  1. #272edd
  2. #dd2789
  3. #ddd627
  4. #27dd7b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f125c
  2. #191e9f
  3. #272edd
  4. #696ee7
  5. #abaef2

Shades

#272edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272edd
  2. #2329c7
  3. #1f25b1
  4. #1b209b
  5. #171c85
  6. #14176f
  7. #101258
  8. #0c0e42
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#272edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272edd
  2. #3d43e0
  3. #5258e4
  4. #686de7
  5. #7d82eb
  6. #9397ee
  7. #a9abf1
  8. #bec0f5
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #e9eafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272edd
  2. #3036d4
  3. #393eca
  4. #4247c1
  5. #4b4fb8
  6. #5457af
  7. #5c5fa5
  8. #65679c
  9. #6e7093
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42439d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006586 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ae0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ddb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0054b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272edd {
  color: #272edd;
}
Background
.bg-272edd {
  background-color: #272edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272edd {
  border: 2px solid #272edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 46 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272edd, #7b27dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 46 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.25 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.34 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.03 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #d8d122 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Blue
#272edd  rgb(39, 46, 221)  hsl(238, 73%, 51%)  Blue
#ddd627  rgb(221, 214, 39)  hsl(58, 73%, 51%)  Dandelion
#dd272e  rgb(221, 39, 46)  hsl(358, 73%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2edd27  rgb(46, 221, 39)  hsl(118, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green