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#274BDA

#274bda ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#274bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 29.41% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.11% cyan, 65.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 227.93°, with 70.75% saturation and 50.39% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.1053

Complementary

  1. #274bda
  2. #dab627

Split complementary

  1. #274bda
  2. #da5c27
  3. #a5da27

Analogous

  1. #27a5da
  2. #274bda
  3. #5c27da

Triadic

  1. #274bda
  2. #da274b
  3. #4bda27

Tetradic

  1. #274bda
  2. #b627da
  3. #dab627
  4. #4bda27

Square

  1. #274bda
  2. #da27a5
  3. #dab627
  4. #27da5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1e59
  2. #1a349a
  3. #274bda
  4. #6881e5
  5. #aab8f0

Shades

#274bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274bda
  2. #2344c4
  3. #1f3cae
  4. #1b3599
  5. #172d83
  6. #14266d
  7. #101e57
  8. #0c1741
  9. #080f2c
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#274bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274bda
  2. #3d5dde
  3. #526fe1
  4. #6881e5
  5. #7d93e9
  6. #93a5ed
  7. #a9b7f0
  8. #bec9f4
  9. #d4dbf8
  10. #e9edfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274bda
  2. #3050d1
  3. #3956c8
  4. #425bbf
  5. #4b60b6
  6. #5466ad
  7. #5c6ba4
  8. #65709b
  9. #6e7592
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b559e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0053d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00728c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005bdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0064b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274bda {
  color: #274bda;
}
Background
.bg-274bda {
  background-color: #274bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274bda {
  border: 2px solid #274bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 75 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274bda, #5c27da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 75 218 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.43 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.13 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.35 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.82 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.39 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.74 #d8b425 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Iris
#274bda  rgb(39, 75, 218)  hsl(228, 71%, 50%)  Iris
#dab627  rgb(218, 182, 39)  hsl(48, 71%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#da274b  rgb(218, 39, 75)  hsl(348, 71%, 50%)  Amaranth
#4bda27  rgb(75, 218, 39)  hsl(108, 71%, 50%)  Lime Green