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#273659

#273659 ≈ Prussian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#273659 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 21.18% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.18% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 39.06% saturation and 25.1% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0379

Complementary

  1. #273659
  2. #594a27

Split complementary

  1. #273659
  2. #593127
  3. #4f5927

Analogous

  1. #274f59
  2. #273659
  3. #312759

Triadic

  1. #273659
  2. #592736
  3. #365927

Tetradic

  1. #273659
  2. #4a2759
  3. #594a27
  4. #365927

Square

  1. #273659
  2. #59274f
  3. #594a27
  4. #275931

Monochromatic

  1. #06090e
  2. #101624
  3. #273659
  4. #3e568e
  5. #607bb9

Shades

#273659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273659
  2. #233150
  3. #1f2b47
  4. #1b263e
  5. #172035
  6. #141b2d
  7. #101624
  8. #0c101b
  9. #080b12
  10. #040509
  11. #000000

Tints

#273659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273659
  2. #3d4a6a
  3. #525e7a
  4. #68728b
  5. #7d869b
  6. #939bac
  7. #a9afbd
  8. #bec3cd
  9. #d4d7de
  10. #e9ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273659
  2. #303d5d
  3. #394561
  4. #424c65
  5. #4b5469
  6. #545b6d
  7. #5c6270
  8. #656a74
  9. #6e7178
  10. #77797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #313647 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #28395a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #233558 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f3e43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #28385a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #243559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b3b4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273659 {
  color: #273659;
}
Background
.bg-273659 {
  background-color: #273659;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273659 {
  border: 2px solid #273659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 54 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 39% 25%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273659, #312759);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 54 89 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.63 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 7.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.65 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.84 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.52 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 12.35 #d8c9a6 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#273659  rgb(39, 54, 89)  hsl(222, 39%, 25%)  Prussian Blue
#594a27  rgb(89, 74, 39)  hsl(42, 39%, 25%)  Field Drab
#592736  rgb(89, 39, 54)  hsl(342, 39%, 25%)  Wine
#365927  rgb(54, 89, 39)  hsl(102, 39%, 25%)  Hunter Green