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#273FAA

#273faa ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#273faa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 24.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.06% cyan, 62.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.01°, with 62.68% saturation and 40.98% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.0689

Complementary

  1. #273faa
  2. #aa9227

Split complementary

  1. #273faa
  2. #aa5127
  3. #80aa27

Analogous

  1. #2780aa
  2. #273faa
  3. #5127aa

Triadic

  1. #273faa
  2. #aa273f
  3. #3faa27

Tetradic

  1. #273faa
  2. #9227aa
  3. #aa9227
  4. #3faa27

Square

  1. #273faa
  2. #aa2780
  3. #aa9227
  4. #27aa51

Monochromatic

  1. #0a112e
  2. #19286c
  3. #273faa
  4. #4862d5
  5. #8798e3

Shades

#273faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273faa
  2. #233999
  3. #1f3288
  4. #1b2c77
  5. #172666
  6. #142055
  7. #101944
  8. #0c1333
  9. #080d22
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#273faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273faa
  2. #3d52b3
  3. #5265bb
  4. #6879c4
  5. #7d8ccc
  6. #939fd5
  7. #a9b2dd
  8. #bec5e6
  9. #d4d9ee
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273faa
  2. #3046a6
  3. #394ca2
  4. #42539d
  5. #4b5999
  6. #546095
  7. #5c6691
  8. #656d8d
  9. #6e7388
  10. #777a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f467c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273faa {
  color: #273faa;
}
Background
.bg-273faa {
  background-color: #273faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273faa {
  border: 2px solid #273faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 63 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 63% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273faa, #5127aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 63 170 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.29 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.23 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.99 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.18 #d8c055 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#273faa  rgb(39, 63, 170)  hsl(229, 63%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#aa9227  rgb(170, 146, 39)  hsl(49, 63%, 41%)  Brass
#aa273f  rgb(170, 39, 63)  hsl(349, 63%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3faa27  rgb(63, 170, 39)  hsl(109, 63%, 41%)  Kelly Green