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#273FB2

#273fb2 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#273fb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.09% cyan, 64.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 229.64°, with 64.06% saturation and 42.55% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #273fb2
  2. #b29a27

Split complementary

  1. #273fb2
  2. #b25427
  3. #85b227

Analogous

  1. #2785b2
  2. #273fb2
  3. #5427b2

Triadic

  1. #273fb2
  2. #b2273f
  3. #3fb227

Tetradic

  1. #273fb2
  2. #9a27b2
  3. #b29a27
  4. #3fb227

Square

  1. #273fb2
  2. #b22785
  3. #b29a27
  4. #27b254

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1335
  2. #192973
  3. #273fb2
  4. #4d65d8
  5. #8c9ce6

Shades

#273fb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273fb2
  2. #2339a0
  3. #1f328e
  4. #1b2c7d
  5. #17266b
  6. #142059
  7. #101947
  8. #0c1335
  9. #080d24
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#273fb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273fb2
  2. #3d52ba
  3. #5265c1
  4. #6879c9
  5. #7d8cd1
  6. #939fd9
  7. #a9b2e0
  8. #bec5e8
  9. #d4d9f0
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273fb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273fb2
  2. #3046ad
  3. #394ca8
  4. #4253a3
  5. #4b599e
  6. #546099
  7. #5c6694
  8. #656d8f
  9. #6e738a
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404781 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273fb2 {
  color: #273fb2;
}
Background
.bg-273fb2 {
  background-color: #273fb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273fb2 {
  border: 2px solid #273fb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273fb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 63 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 64% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273fb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273fb2, #5427b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273fb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 63 178 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.13 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.15 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.96 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.79 #d8c04d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#273fb2  rgb(39, 63, 178)  hsl(230, 64%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b29a27  rgb(178, 154, 39)  hsl(50, 64%, 43%)  Brass
#b2273f  rgb(178, 39, 63)  hsl(350, 64%, 43%)  Cardinal
#3fb227  rgb(63, 178, 39)  hsl(110, 64%, 43%)  Kelly Green