#277491#277491
#277491 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.086 H 227.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #277491 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 116, 145) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 58%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 73%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(73.1%, 20%, 0%, 43.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.59, -13.30, -22.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.59, 26.17, 239.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.53% -0.0584 -0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.53% 0.086 227.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1909, 14.9651, 29.0286) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sea Blue
#047495
ΔE00 1.57
Ocean Blue (survey)
#03719C
ΔE00 4.20
Cerulean
#007BA7
ΔE00 4.67
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 4.74
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 5.64
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#277491 #914427
analogous
#279179 #277491 #273F91
triadic
#277491 #912774 #749127
tetradic
#277491 #792791 #914427 #3F9127
square
#277491 #792791 #914427 #3F9127
split-complementary
#277491 #91273F #917927
monochromatic
#0D2731 #1A4D61 #277491 #349BC1 #5FB4D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#277491 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#277491 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #277491
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##277491 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##277491 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#657292
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#566791
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007C7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #277491; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 116, 145); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.086 227.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#709cb1',
500: '#277491',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #277491; $custom-light: #709cb1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#277491",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 116,
"b": 145
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.415,
"s": 57.609,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52533,
"c": 0.08606,
"h": 227.2
},
"luminance": 0.14966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#277491
secondary
#B9755B
accent
#7147E1
background
#F7F9FA
surface
#EDF2F5
border
#C8CCCF
text
#080E10
muted
#7B7E7F