#278495#278495

#278495 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.087 H 212.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#278495
RGB	rgb(39, 132, 149)
HSL	hsl(189, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 74%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.8%, 11.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.81, -20.73, -16.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.81, 26.73, 219.16°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% -0.0736 -0.047)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.087 212.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.5105, 19.1021, 31.3503)
Luminance	0.1910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#278495 #953827

analogous

#27956F #278495 #274D95

triadic

#278495 #952784 #849527

tetradic

#278495 #6F2795 #953827 #4D9527

square

#278495 #6F2795 #953827 #4D9527

split-complementary

#278495 #95274D #956F27

monochromatic

#0E2E34 #1A5964 #278495 #34AFC6 #61C4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.36

#278495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.82

#278495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #278495

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##278495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##278495	1.00	4.36	4.82	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#777F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#797979

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #278495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 132, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.087 212.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a8b4',
    500: '#278495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #278495;
$custom-light: #72a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#278495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.273,
    "s": 58.511,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56777,
    "c": 0.08732,
    "h": 212.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.19104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#278495

secondary

#BB6B5D

accent

#5E46E2

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #278495

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

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