#274EAE#274EAE

#274EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.160 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#274EAE
RGB	rgb(39, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(223, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(223, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(77.6%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.86, 21.59, -55.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.86, 59.28, 291.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% -0.016 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.16 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1984, 8.9348, 41.1706)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#274EAE #AE8727

analogous

#2792AE #274EAE #4427AE

triadic

#274EAE #AE274E #4EAE27

tetradic

#274EAE #AE2792 #AE8727 #27AE44

square

#274EAE #AE2792 #AE8727 #27AE44

split-complementary

#274EAE #AE4427 #92AE27

monochromatic

#11214A #1C387C #274EAE #3E6AD4 #7090DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#274EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#274EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #274EAE

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##274EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##274EAE	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006676

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #274eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.160 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#767fc7',
    500: '#274eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #274eae;
$custom-light: #767fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#274eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.667,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45479,
    "c": 0.16001,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#274EAE

secondary

#C6AC6B

accent

#B741E6

background

#F7F7FC

surface

#EEEEF8

border

#C9C9D1

text

#0A0A13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #274EAE

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

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