#274791

Color #274791

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 11.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#274791

RGB

rgb(39, 71, 145)

HSL

hsl(221.9, 57.6%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.9, 73.1%, 56.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.1%, 51%, 0%, 43.1%)

LAB

lab(31.76, 15.04, -44.37)

LCH

lch(31.76, 46.85, 288.73)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.1281, 264.04)

HWB

hwb(221.9, 15.3%, 43.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#917127

Analogous

#277c91

#274791

#3c2791

Triadic

#274791

#912747

#479127

Split-complementary

#274791

#913c27

#7c9127

Tetradic

#274791

#712791

#917127

#479127

Square

#274791

#91277c

#917127

#27913c

Shades

Color #274791 mixed toward black.

#213b79

#1a2f61

#142449

#0d1830

#070c18

Tints

Color #274791 mixed toward white.

#335cbc

#547ad1

#7f9bdc

#a9bce8

#d4def3

Tones

Color #274791 mixed toward gray.

#304b88

#394e7f

#425277

#4a556e

#535965

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373884 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#363380 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#297875 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #274791;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#274791]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#274791 (#274791) is rgb(39, 71, 145) in RGB.

No, #274791 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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