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#273CB6

#273cb6 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#273cb6 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 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.57% cyan, 67.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 231.19°, with 64.71% saturation and 43.33% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.12.

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Relative luminance0.0704

Complementary

  1. #273cb6
  2. #b6a127

Split complementary

  1. #273cb6
  2. #b65927
  3. #83b627

Analogous

  1. #2783b6
  2. #273cb6
  3. #5927b6

Triadic

  1. #273cb6
  2. #b6273c
  3. #3cb627

Tetradic

  1. #273cb6
  2. #a127b6
  3. #b6a127
  4. #3cb627

Square

  1. #273cb6
  2. #b62783
  3. #b6a127
  4. #27b659

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1238
  2. #192777
  3. #273cb6
  4. #5064da
  5. #8f9ce7

Shades

#273cb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273cb6
  2. #2336a4
  3. #1f3092
  4. #1b2a7f
  5. #17246d
  6. #141e5b
  7. #101849
  8. #0c1237
  9. #080c24
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#273cb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273cb6
  2. #3d50bd
  3. #5263c5
  4. #6877cc
  5. #7d8ad3
  6. #939edb
  7. #a9b1e2
  8. #bec5e9
  9. #d4d8f0
  10. #e9ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273cb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273cb6
  2. #3043b1
  3. #394aab
  4. #4250a6
  5. #4b57a0
  6. #545e9b
  7. #5c6596
  8. #656c90
  9. #6e728b
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f4584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ab8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005293 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273cb6 {
  color: #273cb6;
}
Background
.bg-273cb6 {
  background-color: #273cb6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273cb6 {
  border: 2px solid #273cb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273cb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 60 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273cb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273cb6, #5927b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273cb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 60 182 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.12 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.92 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.28 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.65 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.88 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.98 #d8c349 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#273cb6  rgb(39, 60, 182)  hsl(231, 65%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#b6a127  rgb(182, 161, 39)  hsl(51, 65%, 43%)  Brass
#b6273c  rgb(182, 39, 60)  hsl(351, 65%, 43%)  Cardinal
#3cb627  rgb(60, 182, 39)  hsl(111, 65%, 43%)  Kelly Green