#274E90#274E90

#274E90 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.118 H 260.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#274E90
RGB	rgb(39, 78, 144)
HSL	hsl(218, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(218, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 45.8%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.76, 9.93, -40.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.76, 41.75, 283.76°)
OKLab	oklab(43.21% -0.02 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(43.21% 0.118 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.5933, 7.8928, 27.4507)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#274E90 #906927

analogous

#278290 #274E90 #342790

triadic

#274E90 #90274E #4E9027

tetradic

#274E90 #902782 #906927 #279034

square

#274E90 #902782 #906927 #279034

split-complementary

#274E90 #903427 #829027

monochromatic

#0D1A30 #1A3460 #274E90 #3468C0 #5E8AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#274E90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#274E90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #274E90

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##274E90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##274E90	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5593

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#194B8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #274e90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 78, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.118 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f7fb1',
    500: '#274e90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #274e90;
$custom-light: #6f7fb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#274e90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.714,
    "s": 57.377,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43207,
    "c": 0.11779,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#274E90

secondary

#B9965A

accent

#A847E1

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EDEEF5

border

#C8C9CF

text

#080A11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #274E90

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

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