#277997#277997

#277997 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.089 H 226.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277997
RGB	rgb(39, 121, 151)
HSL	hsl(196, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 19.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.42, -14.04, -23.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.42, 27.16, 238.88°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% -0.0613 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.09 226.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2577, 16.3389, 31.7272)
Luminance	0.1634 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277997 #974527

analogous

#27977D #277997 #274197

triadic

#277997 #972779 #799727

tetradic

#277997 #7D2797 #974527 #419727

square

#277997 #7D2797 #974527 #419727

split-complementary

#277997 #972741 #977D27

monochromatic

#0E2B36 #1A5266 #277997 #34A0C8 #62B7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#277997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#277997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277997

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277997	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#697799

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 121, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.089 226.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#719fb5',
    500: '#277997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277997;
$custom-light: #719fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.071,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5408,
    "c": 0.0895,
    "h": 226.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277997

secondary

#BC775E

accent

#7046E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090E11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277997

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

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