#274BAE#274BAE
#274BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.164 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #274BAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 75, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.6%, 56.9%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.04, 23.59, -56.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.04, 61.27, 292.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.86% -0.0138 -0.1632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.86% 0.164 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9901, 8.5182, 41.1012) |
| Luminance | 0.0852 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.37
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.27
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.72
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.74
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.98
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#274BAE #AE8A27
analogous
#278FAE #274BAE #4727AE
triadic
#274BAE #AE274B #4BAE27
tetradic
#274BAE #AE278F #AE8A27 #27AE47
square
#274BAE #AE278F #AE8A27 #27AE47
split-complementary
#274BAE #AE4727 #8FAE27
monochromatic
#11204A #1C357C #274BAE #3E66D4 #708EDF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.77
#274BAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.70
#274BAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #274BAE
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##274BAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##274BAE | 1.00 | 7.77 | 2.70 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0059B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006475
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #274bae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 75, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.164 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#767cc7',
500: '#274bae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #274bae; $custom-light: #767cc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#274bae",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 75,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 224,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44862,
"c": 0.16376,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.08519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#274BAE
secondary
#C6AE6B
accent
#BA41E6
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82