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#274EBA

#274eba ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#274eba is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 30.59% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.03% cyan, 58.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.08°, with 65.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.0943

Complementary

  1. #274eba
  2. #ba9327

Split complementary

  1. #274eba
  2. #ba4a27
  3. #98ba27

Analogous

  1. #2798ba
  2. #274eba
  3. #4a27ba

Triadic

  1. #274eba
  2. #ba274e
  3. #4eba27

Tetradic

  1. #274eba
  2. #9327ba
  3. #ba9327
  4. #4eba27

Square

  1. #274eba
  2. #ba2798
  3. #ba9327
  4. #27ba4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c193c
  2. #1a337b
  3. #274eba
  4. #5377db
  5. #92a9e8

Shades

#274eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274eba
  2. #2346a7
  3. #1f3e95
  4. #1b3782
  5. #172f70
  6. #14275d
  7. #101f4a
  8. #0c1738
  9. #081025
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#274eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274eba
  2. #3d60c1
  3. #5271c8
  4. #6883cf
  5. #7d95d6
  6. #93a7dd
  7. #a9b8e3
  8. #becaea
  9. #d4dcf1
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274eba
  2. #3053b4
  3. #3958ae
  4. #425da9
  5. #4b62a3
  6. #54679d
  7. #5c6c97
  8. #657191
  9. #6e768c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48538a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0050b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00697c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0058bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005f99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274eba {
  color: #274eba;
}
Background
.bg-274eba {
  background-color: #274eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274eba {
  border: 2px solid #274eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 78 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274eba, #4a27ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 78 186 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.43 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.68 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.27 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.74 #d8b145 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#274eba  rgb(39, 78, 186)  hsl(224, 65%, 44%)  Sapphire
#ba9327  rgb(186, 147, 39)  hsl(44, 65%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#ba274e  rgb(186, 39, 78)  hsl(344, 65%, 44%)  Cardinal
#4eba27  rgb(78, 186, 39)  hsl(104, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green