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#4027CD

#4027cd ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4027cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 15.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 80.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 249.04°, with 68.03% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #4027cd
  2. #b4cd27

Split complementary

  1. #4027cd
  2. #cd9327
  3. #61cd27

Analogous

  1. #2761cd
  2. #4027cd
  3. #9327cd

Triadic

  1. #4027cd
  2. #cd4027
  3. #27cd40

Tetradic

  1. #4027cd
  2. #cd27b4
  3. #b4cd27
  4. #27cd40

Square

  1. #4027cd
  2. #cd2761
  3. #b4cd27
  4. #27cd93

Monochromatic

  1. #180f4c
  2. #2c1b8d
  3. #4027cd
  4. #7360e1
  5. #aca0ed

Shades

#4027cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4027cd
  2. #3a23b9
  3. #331fa4
  4. #2d1b90
  5. #26177b
  6. #201467
  7. #1a1052
  8. #130c3e
  9. #0d0829
  10. #060415
  11. #000000

Tints

#4027cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4027cd
  2. #533dd2
  3. #6652d7
  4. #7968dc
  5. #8c7de1
  6. #a093e6
  7. #b3a9eb
  8. #c6bef0
  9. #d9d4f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4027cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4027cd
  2. #4630c5
  3. #4d39be
  4. #5342b6
  5. #5a4bae
  6. #6054a7
  7. #665c9f
  8. #6d6597
  9. #736e8f
  10. #7a7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4027cd {
  color: #4027cd;
}
Background
.bg-4027cd {
  background-color: #4027cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4027cd {
  border: 2px solid #4027cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4027cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 39 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4027cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4027cd, #9327cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4027cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 39 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 5.54 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.03 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.86 #bfd832 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#4027cd  rgb(64, 39, 205)  hsl(249, 68%, 48%)  Blue
#b4cd27  rgb(180, 205, 39)  hsl(69, 68%, 48%)  June Bud
#cd4027  rgb(205, 64, 39)  hsl(9, 68%, 48%)  Lust
#27cd40  rgb(39, 205, 64)  hsl(129, 68%, 48%)  Lime Green