#277D98#277D98

#277D98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.089 H 223.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277D98
RGB	rgb(39, 125, 152)
HSL	hsl(194, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.72, -15.93, -21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.72, 27.03, 233.90°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% -0.0651 -0.0611)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.089 223.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8355, 17.3639, 32.3221)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277D98 #984227

analogous

#27987A #277D98 #274598

triadic

#277D98 #98277D #7D9827

tetradic

#277D98 #7A2798 #984227 #459827

square

#277D98 #7A2798 #984227 #459827

split-complementary

#277D98 #982745 #987A27

monochromatic

#0E2D37 #1B5567 #277D98 #33A5C9 #63BBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#277D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#277D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277D98

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277D98	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E7A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 125, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.089 223.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a2b6',
    500: '#277d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277d98;
$custom-light: #72a2b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 125,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194.336,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55135,
    "c": 0.08927,
    "h": 223.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277D98

secondary

#BC755E

accent

#6B45E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277D98

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

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