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#274FDC

#274fdc ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#274fdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.27% cyan, 64.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 226.74°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.56.

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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #274fdc
  2. #dcb427

Split complementary

  1. #274fdc
  2. #dc5927
  3. #a9dc27

Analogous

  1. #27a9dc
  2. #274fdc
  3. #5927dc

Triadic

  1. #274fdc
  2. #dc274f
  3. #4fdc27

Tetradic

  1. #274fdc
  2. #b427dc
  3. #dcb427
  4. #4fdc27

Square

  1. #274fdc
  2. #dc27a9
  3. #dcb427
  4. #27dc59

Monochromatic

  1. #0f205b
  2. #19379d
  3. #274fdc
  4. #6985e7
  5. #abbaf1

Shades

#274fdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #274fdc
  2. #2347c6
  3. #1f3fb0
  4. #1b379a
  5. #172f84
  6. #14286e
  7. #102058
  8. #0c1842
  9. #08102c
  10. #040816
  11. #000000

Tints

#274fdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #274fdc
  2. #3d61e0
  3. #5272e3
  4. #6884e7
  5. #7d95ea
  6. #93a7ee
  7. #a9b9f1
  8. #becaf5
  9. #d4dcf8
  10. #e9edfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#274fdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #274fdc
  2. #3054d3
  3. #3959ca
  4. #425ec0
  5. #4b63b7
  6. #5468ae
  7. #5c6ca5
  8. #65719c
  9. #6e7692
  10. #777b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e58a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00758e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0053da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0068b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-274fdc {
  color: #274fdc;
}
Background
.bg-274fdc {
  background-color: #274fdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-274fdc {
  border: 2px solid #274fdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #274fdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 79 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-274fdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #274fdc, #5927dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-274fdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 79 220 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.77 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.65 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.68 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.25 #d8b023 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Iris
#274fdc  rgb(39, 79, 220)  hsl(227, 72%, 51%)  Iris
#dcb427  rgb(220, 180, 39)  hsl(47, 72%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#dc274f  rgb(220, 39, 79)  hsl(347, 72%, 51%)  Amaranth
#4fdc27  rgb(79, 220, 39)  hsl(107, 72%, 51%)  Lime Green