#274e93

Color #274e93

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.27 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#274e93

RGB

rgb(39, 78, 147)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 58.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 73.5%, 57.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(73.5%, 46.9%, 0%, 42.4%)

LAB

lab(33.95, 11.1, -42.07)

LCH

lch(33.95, 43.51, 284.78)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.1221, 260.85)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 15.3%, 42.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#936c27

Analogous

#278493

#274e93

#362793

Triadic

#274e93

#93274e

#4e9327

Split-complementary

#274e93

#933627

#849327

Tetradic

#274e93

#6c2793

#936c27

#4e9327

Square

#274e93

#932784

#936c27

#279336

Shades

Color #274e93 mixed toward black.

#20417b

#1a3462

#13274a

#0d1a31

#060d19

Tints

Color #274e93 mixed toward white.

#3265be

#5482d2

#7fa1dd

#aac0e8

#d4e0f4

Tones

Color #274e93 mixed toward gray.

#30518a

#395381

#425678

#4b586f

#545b66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c86 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#393683 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#2a7b78 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #274e93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#274e93]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#274e93 (#274e93) is rgb(39, 78, 147) in RGB.

No, #274e93 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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