#277497#277497

#277497 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.091 H 232.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277497
RGB	rgb(39, 116, 151)
HSL	hsl(199, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(199, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 23.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.85, -11.19, -25.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.85, 28.02, 246.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% -0.0562 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.091 232.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6658, 15.1550, 31.5298)
Luminance	0.1516 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277497 #974A27

analogous

#279782 #277497 #273C97

triadic

#277497 #972774 #749727

tetradic

#277497 #822797 #974A27 #3C9727

square

#277497 #822797 #974A27 #3C9727

split-complementary

#277497 #97273C #978227

monochromatic

#0E2936 #1A4F66 #277497 #3499C8 #62B2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#277497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#277497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277497

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277497	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#637399

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 116, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.091 232.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719cb5',
    500: '#277497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277497;
$custom-light: #719cb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.75,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52826,
    "c": 0.09148,
    "h": 232.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277497

secondary

#BC7B5E

accent

#7746E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277497

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

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