#274eaa

Color #274eaa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#274eaa

RGB

rgb(39, 78, 170)

HSL

hsl(222.1, 62.7%, 41%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.1, 77.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.1%, 54.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(35.56, 20.04, -53.32)

LCH

lch(35.56, 56.96, 290.6)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.1545, 263.91)

HWB

hwb(222.1, 15.3%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8327

Analogous

#2790aa

#274eaa

#4127aa

Triadic

#274eaa

#aa274e

#4eaa27

Split-complementary

#274eaa

#aa4127

#90aa27

Tetradic

#274eaa

#8327aa

#aa8327

#4eaa27

Square

#274eaa

#aa2790

#aa8327

#27aa41

Shades

Color #274eaa mixed toward black.

#20418e

#1a3471

#132755

#0d1a39

#060d1c

Tints

Color #274eaa mixed toward white.

#3362d0

#5c81da

#85a1e3

#adc0ec

#d6e0f6

Tones

Color #274eaa mixed toward gray.

#32539f

#3d5794

#485b89

#53607e

#5e6473

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3c9a · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#393696 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#2a8c88 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 25.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #274eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#274eaa]

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

#274eaa (#274eaa) is rgb(39, 78, 170) in RGB.

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

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