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#273FA4

#273fa4 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#273fa4 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 24.71% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.22% cyan, 61.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 228.48°, with 61.58% saturation and 39.8% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.0667

Complementary

  1. #273fa4
  2. #a48c27

Split complementary

  1. #273fa4
  2. #a44d27
  3. #7da427

Analogous

  1. #277da4
  2. #273fa4
  3. #4d27a4

Triadic

  1. #273fa4
  2. #a4273f
  3. #3fa427

Tetradic

  1. #273fa4
  2. #8c27a4
  3. #a48c27
  4. #3fa427

Square

  1. #273fa4
  2. #a4277d
  3. #a48c27
  4. #27a44d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1028
  2. #182766
  3. #273fa4
  4. #4560d3
  5. #8395e1

Shades

#273fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273fa4
  2. #233994
  3. #1f3283
  4. #1b2c73
  5. #172662
  6. #142052
  7. #101942
  8. #0c1331
  9. #080d21
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#273fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273fa4
  2. #3d52ad
  3. #5265b6
  4. #6879bf
  5. #7d8cc8
  6. #939fd2
  7. #a9b2db
  8. #bec5e4
  9. #d4d9ed
  10. #e9ecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273fa4
  2. #3046a0
  3. #394c9d
  4. #425399
  5. #4b5996
  6. #546092
  7. #5c668e
  8. #656d8b
  9. #6e7387
  10. #777a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fa7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00596b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005086 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273fa4 {
  color: #273fa4;
}
Background
.bg-273fa4 {
  background-color: #273fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #273fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 63 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 62% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273fa4, #4d27a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 63 164 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.34 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.04 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.81 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.12 #d8c05b Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#273fa4  rgb(39, 63, 164)  hsl(228, 62%, 40%)  Egyptian Blue
#a48c27  rgb(164, 140, 39)  hsl(48, 62%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a4273f  rgb(164, 39, 63)  hsl(348, 62%, 40%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3fa427  rgb(63, 164, 39)  hsl(108, 62%, 40%)  Kelly Green