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#273CB0

#273cb0 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#273cb0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 23.53% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.84% cyan, 65.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 230.8°, with 63.72% saturation and 42.16% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.068

Complementary

  1. #273cb0
  2. #b09b27

Split complementary

  1. #273cb0
  2. #b05727
  3. #81b027

Analogous

  1. #2781b0
  2. #273cb0
  3. #5727b0

Triadic

  1. #273cb0
  2. #b0273c
  3. #3cb027

Tetradic

  1. #273cb0
  2. #9b27b0
  3. #b09b27
  4. #3cb027

Square

  1. #273cb0
  2. #b02781
  3. #b09b27
  4. #27b057

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1133
  2. #192771
  3. #273cb0
  4. #4c61d7
  5. #8b99e5

Shades

#273cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273cb0
  2. #23369e
  3. #1f308d
  4. #1b2a7b
  5. #17246a
  6. #141e58
  7. #101846
  8. #0c1235
  9. #080c23
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#273cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273cb0
  2. #3d50b8
  3. #5263c0
  4. #6877c8
  5. #7d8ad0
  6. #939ed8
  7. #a9b1df
  8. #bec5e7
  9. #d4d8ef
  10. #e9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273cb0
  2. #3043ab
  3. #394aa6
  4. #4250a2
  5. #4b579d
  6. #545e98
  7. #5c6593
  8. #656c8e
  9. #6e728a
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4580 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00508e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273cb0 {
  color: #273cb0;
}
Background
.bg-273cb0 {
  background-color: #273cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #273cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 60 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 64% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273cb0, #5727b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 60 176 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.70 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.86 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.18 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.31 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.59 #d8c34f Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#273cb0  rgb(39, 60, 176)  hsl(231, 64%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#b09b27  rgb(176, 155, 39)  hsl(51, 64%, 42%)  Brass
#b0273c  rgb(176, 39, 60)  hsl(351, 64%, 42%)  Cardinal
#3cb027  rgb(60, 176, 39)  hsl(111, 64%, 42%)  Kelly Green