#274879

Color #274879

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.47 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#274879

RGB

rgb(39, 72, 121)

HSL

hsl(215.9, 51.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.9, 67.8%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 40.5%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(30.51, 5.08, -31.54)

LCH

lch(30.51, 31.95, 279.15)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.0916, 258.16)

HWB

hwb(215.9, 15.3%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#795827

Analogous

#277179

#274879

#2f2779

Triadic

#274879

#792748

#487927

Split-complementary

#274879

#792f27

#717927

Tetradic

#274879

#582779

#795827

#487927

Square

#274879

#792771

#795827

#27792f

Shades

Color #274879 mixed toward black.

#213c65

#1a3051

#14243d

#0d1828

#070c14

Tints

Color #274879 mixed toward white.

#3562a5

#4f7fc6

#7b9fd4

#a7bfe3

#d3dff1

Tones

Color #274879 mixed toward gray.

#2e4972

#354b6b

#3c4c65

#424d5e

#494f57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#383870 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#36336d · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#296765 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 18.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #274879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#274879]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#274879 (#274879) is rgb(39, 72, 121) in RGB.

No, #274879 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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