#277E98#277E98

#277E98 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.089 H 222.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#277E98
RGB	rgb(39, 126, 152)
HSL	hsl(194, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(194, 74%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.3%, 17.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.03, -16.48, -21.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.03, 26.97, 232.34°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% -0.0661 -0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.089 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9627, 17.6184, 32.3645)
Luminance	0.1762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#277E98 #984127

analogous

#279879 #277E98 #274698

triadic

#277E98 #98277E #7E9827

tetradic

#277E98 #792798 #984127 #469827

square

#277E98 #792798 #984127 #469827

split-complementary

#277E98 #982746 #987927

monochromatic

#0E2D37 #1B5667 #277E98 #33A6C9 #63BCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#277E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#277E98 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #277E98

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##277E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##277E98	1.00	4.64	4.52	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F7B99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F7098

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008686

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #277e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 126, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.089 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a3b6',
    500: '#277e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #277e98;
$custom-light: #72a3b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#277e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 126,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.805,
    "s": 59.162,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55387,
    "c": 0.08909,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#277E98

secondary

#BC745E

accent

#6A45E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF3F6

border

#C8CDD0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #277E98

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

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