#274996#274996

#274996 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.133 H 263.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#274996
RGB	rgb(39, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(222, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(222, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.70, 15.63, -45.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.70, 48.51, 288.80°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% -0.0144 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.133 263.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.7223, 7.3975, 29.8164)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#274996 #967427

analogous

#278096 #274996 #3D2796

triadic

#274996 #962749 #499627

tetradic

#274996 #962780 #967427 #27963D

square

#274996 #962780 #967427 #27963D

split-complementary

#274996 #963D27 #809627

monochromatic

#0E1A35 #1A3165 #274996 #3461C7 #6185D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#274996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#274996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #274996

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##274996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##274996	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5299

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #274996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.133 263.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#717bb5',
    500: '#274996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #274996;
$custom-light: #717bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#274996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.622,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42522,
    "c": 0.13275,
    "h": 263.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#274996

secondary

#BC9F5D

accent

#B246E2

background

#F7F7FB

surface

#EDEDF6

border

#C8C8D0

text

#090911

muted

#7B7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #274996

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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