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#273CB9

#273cb9 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#273cb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.92% cyan, 67.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 231.37°, with 65.18% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.99.

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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #273cb9
  2. #b9a427

Split complementary

  1. #273cb9
  2. #b95b27
  3. #85b927

Analogous

  1. #2785b9
  2. #273cb9
  3. #5b27b9

Triadic

  1. #273cb9
  2. #b9273c
  3. #3cb927

Tetradic

  1. #273cb9
  2. #a427b9
  3. #b9a427
  4. #3cb927

Square

  1. #273cb9
  2. #b92785
  3. #b9a427
  4. #27b95b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c133b
  2. #1a287a
  3. #273cb9
  4. #5266db
  5. #919ee8

Shades

#273cb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #273cb9
  2. #2336a7
  3. #1f3094
  4. #1b2a82
  5. #17246f
  6. #141e5d
  7. #10184a
  8. #0c1238
  9. #080c25
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#273cb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #273cb9
  2. #3d50c0
  3. #5263c7
  4. #6877ce
  5. #7d8ad5
  6. #939edc
  7. #a9b1e3
  8. #bec5ea
  9. #d4d8f1
  10. #e9ecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#273cb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #273cb9
  2. #3043b3
  3. #394aae
  4. #4250a8
  5. #4b57a2
  6. #545e9d
  7. #5c6597
  8. #656c91
  9. #6e728b
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e75 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005295 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-273cb9 {
  color: #273cb9;
}
Background
.bg-273cb9 {
  background-color: #273cb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-273cb9 {
  border: 2px solid #273cb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #273cb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 60 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-273cb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #273cb9, #5b27b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-273cb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 60 185 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.69 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.83 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.85 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.91 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.21 #d8c346 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#273cb9  rgb(39, 60, 185)  hsl(231, 65%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#b9a427  rgb(185, 164, 39)  hsl(51, 65%, 44%)  Brass
#b9273c  rgb(185, 39, 60)  hsl(351, 65%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3cb927  rgb(60, 185, 39)  hsl(111, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green