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#272EF2

#272ef2 ≈ Han Purple

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#272ef2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 18.04% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.88% cyan, 80.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 237.93°, with 88.65% saturation and 55.1% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.088

Complementary

  1. #272ef2
  2. #f2eb27

Split complementary

  1. #272ef2
  2. #f28627
  3. #94f227

Analogous

  1. #2794f2
  2. #272ef2
  3. #8627f2

Triadic

  1. #272ef2
  2. #f2272e
  3. #2ef227

Tetradic

  1. #272ef2
  2. #eb27f2
  3. #f2eb27
  4. #2ef227

Square

  1. #272ef2
  2. #f22794
  3. #f2eb27
  4. #27f286

Monochromatic

  1. #070b79
  2. #0c12c1
  3. #272ef2
  4. #6f74f6
  5. #b7bafb

Shades

#272ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272ef2
  2. #2329da
  3. #1f25c2
  4. #1b20a9
  5. #171c91
  6. #141779
  7. #101261
  8. #0c0e49
  9. #080930
  10. #040518
  11. #000000

Tints

#272ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272ef2
  2. #3d43f3
  3. #5258f5
  4. #686df6
  5. #7d82f7
  6. #9397f9
  7. #a9abfa
  8. #bec0fb
  9. #d4d5fc
  10. #e9eafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272ef2
  2. #3036e7
  3. #393edb
  4. #4247d0
  5. #4b4fc4
  6. #5457b9
  7. #5c5fae
  8. #6567a2
  9. #6e7097
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4647ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ff5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272ef2 {
  color: #272ef2;
}
Background
.bg-272ef2 {
  background-color: #272ef2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #272ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 46 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272ef2, #8627f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 46 242 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.29 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.27 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.59 #d8d10d Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#272ef2  rgb(39, 46, 242)  hsl(238, 89%, 55%)  Han Purple
#f2eb27  rgb(242, 235, 39)  hsl(58, 89%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#f2272e  rgb(242, 39, 46)  hsl(358, 89%, 55%)  Tractor Red
#2ef227  rgb(46, 242, 39)  hsl(118, 89%, 55%)  Lime