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#274CCF

#274ccf ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#274ccf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 29.8% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.16% cyan, 63.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 226.79°, with 68.29% saturation and 48.24% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.1011

Complementary

  1. #274ccf
  2. #cfaa27

Split complementary

  1. #274ccf
  2. #cf5627
  3. #a0cf27

Analogous

  1. #27a0cf
  2. #274ccf
  3. #5627cf

Triadic

  1. #274ccf
  2. #cf274c
  3. #4ccf27

Tetradic

  1. #274ccf
  2. #aa27cf
  3. #cfaa27
  4. #4ccf27

Square

  1. #274ccf
  2. #cf27a0
  3. #cfaa27
  4. #27cf56

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1d4e
  2. #1b348f
  3. #274ccf
  4. #617de1
  5. #a2b2ed

Shades

#274ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274ccf
  2. #2344ba
  3. #1f3da6
  4. #1b3591
  5. #172e7c
  6. #142668
  7. #101e53
  8. #0c173e
  9. #080f29
  10. #040815
  11. #000000

Tints

#274ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274ccf
  2. #3d5ed4
  3. #5270d9
  4. #6882dd
  5. #7d94e2
  6. #93a6e7
  7. #a9b7ec
  8. #bec9f1
  9. #d4dbf5
  10. #e9edfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274ccf
  2. #3051c7
  3. #3956bf
  4. #425cb7
  5. #4b61af
  6. #5466a8
  7. #5c6ba0
  8. #657098
  9. #6e7690
  10. #777b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a5497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0052cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0063a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274ccf {
  color: #274ccf;
}
Background
.bg-274ccf {
  background-color: #274ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274ccf {
  border: 2px solid #274ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 76 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274ccf, #5627cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 76 207 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 4.81 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.90 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.49 #d8b330 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#274ccf  rgb(39, 76, 207)  hsl(227, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire
#cfaa27  rgb(207, 170, 39)  hsl(47, 68%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#cf274c  rgb(207, 39, 76)  hsl(347, 68%, 48%)  Brick Red
#4ccf27  rgb(76, 207, 39)  hsl(107, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green