#277E97#277E97

#277E97 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.088 H 221.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277E97
RGB	rgb(39, 126, 151)
HSL	hsl(193, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(193, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.2%, 16.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.99, -16.82, -20.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.99, 26.77, 231.08°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% -0.0665 -0.0582)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.088 221.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8812, 17.5858, 31.9350)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#277E97 #974027

analogous

#279778 #277E97 #274697

triadic

#277E97 #97277E #7E9727

tetradic

#277E97 #782797 #974027 #469727

square

#277E97 #782797 #974027 #469727

split-complementary

#277E97 #972746 #977827

monochromatic

#0E2D36 #1A5566 #277E97 #34A7C8 #62BCD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#277E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#277E97 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277E97

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277E97	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 126, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.088 221.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3b5',
    500: '#277e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277e97;
$custom-light: #72a3b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.393,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55342,
    "c": 0.08841,
    "h": 221.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277E97

secondary

#BC735E

accent

#6946E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277E97

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

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