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#274FBC

#274fbc ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#274fbc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 30.98% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.26% cyan, 57.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.89°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.0965

Complementary

  1. #274fbc
  2. #bc9427

Split complementary

  1. #274fbc
  2. #bc4927
  3. #9abc27

Analogous

  1. #279abc
  2. #274fbc
  3. #4927bc

Triadic

  1. #274fbc
  2. #bc274f
  3. #4fbc27

Tetradic

  1. #274fbc
  2. #9427bc
  3. #bc9427
  4. #4fbc27

Square

  1. #274fbc
  2. #bc279a
  3. #bc9427
  4. #27bc49

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1a3d
  2. #1a347d
  3. #274fbc
  4. #5478dc
  5. #93aae9

Shades

#274fbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274fbc
  2. #2347a9
  3. #1f3f96
  4. #1b3784
  5. #172f71
  6. #14285e
  7. #10204b
  8. #0c1838
  9. #081026
  10. #040813
  11. #000000

Tints

#274fbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274fbc
  2. #3d61c3
  3. #5272c9
  4. #6884d0
  5. #7d95d7
  6. #93a7de
  7. #a9b9e4
  8. #becaeb
  9. #d4dcf2
  10. #e9edf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274fbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274fbc
  2. #3054b6
  3. #3959b0
  4. #425eaa
  5. #4b63a4
  6. #54689e
  7. #5c6c98
  8. #657192
  9. #6e768c
  10. #777b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49548b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0051ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0059be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0050bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00619a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274fbc {
  color: #274fbc;
}
Background
.bg-274fbc {
  background-color: #274fbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274fbc {
  border: 2px solid #274fbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274fbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 79 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274fbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274fbc, #4927bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274fbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 79 188 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.39 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 3.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.72 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.76 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.45 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.64 #d8b043 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Sapphire
#274fbc  rgb(39, 79, 188)  hsl(224, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#bc9427  rgb(188, 148, 39)  hsl(44, 66%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#bc274f  rgb(188, 39, 79)  hsl(344, 66%, 45%)  Cardinal
#4fbc27  rgb(79, 188, 39)  hsl(104, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green