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#272FC9

#272fc9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#272fc9 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 18.43% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.6% cyan, 76.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 237.04°, with 67.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.0668

Complementary

  1. #272fc9
  2. #c9c127

Split complementary

  1. #272fc9
  2. #c97027
  3. #80c927

Analogous

  1. #2780c9
  2. #272fc9
  3. #7027c9

Triadic

  1. #272fc9
  2. #c9272f
  3. #2fc927

Tetradic

  1. #272fc9
  2. #c127c9
  3. #c9c127
  4. #2fc927

Square

  1. #272fc9
  2. #c92780
  3. #c9c127
  4. #27c970

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1149
  2. #1b2089
  3. #272fc9
  4. #5d63e0
  5. #9da1ec

Shades

#272fc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #272fc9
  2. #232ab5
  3. #1f26a1
  4. #1b218d
  5. #171c79
  6. #141865
  7. #101350
  8. #0c0e3c
  9. #080928
  10. #040514
  11. #000000

Tints

#272fc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #272fc9
  2. #3d44ce
  3. #5259d4
  4. #686dd9
  5. #7d82df
  6. #9397e4
  7. #a9ace9
  8. #bec1ef
  9. #d4d5f4
  10. #e9eafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#272fc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #272fc9
  2. #3037c2
  3. #393fba
  4. #4247b3
  5. #4b4fac
  6. #5458a5
  7. #5c609d
  8. #656896
  9. #6e708f
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e408f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fa0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-272fc9 {
  color: #272fc9;
}
Background
.bg-272fc9 {
  background-color: #272fc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-272fc9 {
  border: 2px solid #272fc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #272fc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 47 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-272fc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #272fc9, #7027c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-272fc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 47 201 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.45 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.27 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.45 #d8d036 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#272fc9  rgb(39, 47, 201)  hsl(237, 68%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#c9c127  rgb(201, 193, 39)  hsl(57, 68%, 47%)  Citrine
#c9272f  rgb(201, 39, 47)  hsl(357, 68%, 47%)  Fire Engine Red
#2fc927  rgb(47, 201, 39)  hsl(117, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green