#278fc4

Color #278fc4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.2 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#278fc4

RGB

rgb(39, 143, 196)

HSL

hsl(200.3, 66.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.3, 80.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.1%, 27%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(56.15, -10.55, -35.63)

LCH

lch(56.15, 37.16, 253.51)

OKLCH

oklch(61.7%, 0.1207, 236.52)

HWB

hwb(200.3, 15.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c45c27

Analogous

#27c4ab

#278fc4

#2740c4

Triadic

#278fc4

#c4278f

#8fc427

Split-complementary

#278fc4

#c42740

#c4ab27

Tetradic

#278fc4

#5c27c4

#c45c27

#8fc427

Square

#278fc4

#ab27c4

#c45c27

#40c427

Shades

Color #278fc4 mixed toward black.

#2177a3

#1a5f83

#144762

#0d3041

#071821

Tints

Color #278fc4 mixed toward white.

#40a5d9

#66b7e1

#8cc9e8

#b3dbf0

#d9edf7

Tones

Color #278fc4 mixed toward gray.

#348bb7

#4186aa

#4e829d

#5b7e90

#687a83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6566b9 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#5f58b6 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#33b0ad · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #278fc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#278fc4]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#278fc4 (#278fc4) is rgb(39, 143, 196) in RGB.

No, #278fc4 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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