#277496#277496

#277496 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.091 H 231.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277496
RGB	rgb(39, 116, 150)
HSL	hsl(198, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74%, 22.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, -11.54, -25.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 27.69, 245.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% -0.0565 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.091 231.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5849, 15.1227, 31.1040)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277496 #964927

analogous

#279680 #277496 #273D96

triadic

#277496 #962774 #749627

tetradic

#277496 #802796 #964927 #3D9627

square

#277496 #802796 #964927 #3D9627

split-complementary

#277496 #96273D #968027

monochromatic

#0E2935 #1A4E65 #277496 #349AC7 #61B2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#277496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#277496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277496

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277496	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637398

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 116, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.091 231.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719cb5',
    500: '#277496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277496;
$custom-light: #719cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.378,
    "s": 58.73,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52777,
    "c": 0.09052,
    "h": 231.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277496

secondary

#BC7A5D

accent

#7646E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277496

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

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