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#273CB4

#273cb4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#273cb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.33% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 231.06°, with 64.38% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.28.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0696

Complementary

  1. #273cb4
  2. #b49f27

Split complementary

  1. #273cb4
  2. #b45827
  3. #83b427

Analogous

  1. #2783b4
  2. #273cb4
  3. #5827b4

Triadic

  1. #273cb4
  2. #b4273c
  3. #3cb427

Tetradic

  1. #273cb4
  2. #9f27b4
  3. #b49f27
  4. #3cb427

Square

  1. #273cb4
  2. #b42783
  3. #b49f27
  4. #27b458

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1236
  2. #192775
  3. #273cb4
  4. #4f63d9
  5. #8e9be6

Shades

#273cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273cb4
  2. #2336a2
  3. #1f3090
  4. #1b2a7e
  5. #17246c
  6. #141e5a
  7. #101848
  8. #0c1236
  9. #080c24
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#273cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273cb4
  2. #3d50bc
  3. #5263c3
  4. #6877cb
  5. #7d8ad2
  6. #939eda
  7. #a9b1e1
  8. #bec5e9
  9. #d4d8f0
  10. #e9ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273cb4
  2. #3043af
  3. #394aaa
  4. #4250a4
  5. #4b579f
  6. #545e9a
  7. #5c6595
  8. #656c90
  9. #6e728a
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4582 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ab6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005191 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273cb4 {
  color: #273cb4;
}
Background
.bg-273cb4 {
  background-color: #273cb4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #273cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 60 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 64% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273cb4, #5827b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 60 180 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.28 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.99 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.05 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.53 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.84 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #d8c34b Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#273cb4  rgb(39, 60, 180)  hsl(231, 64%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b49f27  rgb(180, 159, 39)  hsl(51, 64%, 43%)  Brass
#b4273c  rgb(180, 39, 60)  hsl(351, 64%, 43%)  Cardinal
#3cb427  rgb(60, 180, 39)  hsl(111, 64%, 43%)  Kelly Green