#277C97#277C97

#277C97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.089 H 223.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277C97
RGB	rgb(39, 124, 151)
HSL	hsl(194, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.36, -15.71, -21.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.36, 26.87, 234.21°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% -0.0644 -0.061)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.089 223.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6280, 17.0794, 31.8506)
Luminance	0.1708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277C97 #974227

analogous

#27977A #277C97 #274497

triadic

#277C97 #97277C #7C9727

tetradic

#277C97 #7A2797 #974227 #449727

square

#277C97 #7A2797 #974227 #449727

split-complementary

#277C97 #972744 #977A27

monochromatic

#0E2C36 #1A5466 #277C97 #34A4C8 #62BAD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#277C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#277C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277C97

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277C97	1.00	4.76	4.42	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D7998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 124, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.089 223.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2b5',
    500: '#277c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277c97;
$custom-light: #72a2b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 124,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.464,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54836,
    "c": 0.08873,
    "h": 223.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277C97

secondary

#BC755E

accent

#6B46E2

background

#F7F9FB

surface

#EDF2F6

border

#C8CCD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277C97

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

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