#274CA9#274CA9
#274CA9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.156 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #274CA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 76, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.9%, 55%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.93, 20.99, -53.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.93, 57.70, 291.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.66% -0.0149 -0.1549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.66% 0.156 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.5800, 8.4636, 38.6045) |
| Luminance | 0.0847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.27
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 3.19
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.00
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.22
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.60
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#274CA9 #A98427
analogous
#278DA9 #274CA9 #4327A9
triadic
#274CA9 #A9274C #4CA927
tetradic
#274CA9 #A9278D #A98427 #27A943
square
#274CA9 #A9278D #A98427 #27A943
split-complementary
#274CA9 #A94327 #8DA927
monochromatic
#101F46 #1C3677 #274CA9 #3B66D2 #6D8DDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.80
#274CA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.69
#274CA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #274CA9
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##274CA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##274CA9 | 1.00 | 7.80 | 2.69 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006373
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #274ca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 76, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.156 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#757dc3',
500: '#274ca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #274ca9; $custom-light: #757dc3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#274ca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 76,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.923,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44658,
"c": 0.15564,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.08465
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#274CA9
secondary
#C4AA68
accent
#B742E6
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0913
muted
#7C7B82