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#273AA5

#273aa5 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#273aa5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 22.75% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.36% cyan, 64.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 230.95°, with 61.76% saturation and 40% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0617

Complementary

  1. #273aa5
  2. #a59227

Split complementary

  1. #273aa5
  2. #a55327
  3. #79a527

Analogous

  1. #2779a5
  2. #273aa5
  3. #5327a5

Triadic

  1. #273aa5
  2. #a5273a
  3. #3aa527

Tetradic

  1. #273aa5
  2. #9227a5
  3. #a59227
  4. #3aa527

Square

  1. #273aa5
  2. #a52779
  3. #a59227
  4. #27a553

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0f29
  2. #182467
  3. #273aa5
  4. #455bd3
  5. #8392e2

Shades

#273aa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273aa5
  2. #233495
  3. #1f2e84
  4. #1b2974
  5. #172363
  6. #141d53
  7. #101742
  8. #0c1132
  9. #080c21
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#273aa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273aa5
  2. #3d4eae
  3. #5261b7
  4. #6875c0
  5. #7d89c9
  6. #939dd2
  7. #a9b0db
  8. #bec4e4
  9. #d4d8ed
  10. #e9ebf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273aa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273aa5
  2. #3041a1
  3. #39489e
  4. #424f9a
  5. #4b5696
  6. #545d93
  7. #5c648f
  8. #656b8b
  9. #6e7287
  10. #777984
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c4278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ca8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00566a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ea4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273aa5 {
  color: #273aa5;
}
Background
.bg-273aa5 {
  background-color: #273aa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273aa5 {
  border: 2px solid #273aa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273aa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 58 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 62% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273aa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273aa5, #5327a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273aa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 58 165 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.35 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.58 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.62 #d8c55a Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#273aa5  rgb(39, 58, 165)  hsl(231, 62%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a59227  rgb(165, 146, 39)  hsl(51, 62%, 40%)  Brass
#a5273a  rgb(165, 39, 58)  hsl(351, 62%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3aa527  rgb(58, 165, 39)  hsl(111, 62%, 40%)  Kelly Green