#279DB4#279DB4

#279DB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.104 H 214.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#279DB4
RGBrgb(39, 157, 180)
HSLhsl(190, 64%, 43%)
HSVhsv(190, 78%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(78.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LABlab(59.74, -23.59, -21.02)
CIE-LCHlch(59.74, 31.60, 221.71°)
OKLaboklab(64.36% -0.0859 -0.0587)
OKLCHoklch(64.36% 0.104 214.3)
XYZxyz(21.1283, 27.8380, 47.4309)
Luminance0.2784 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#279DB4 #B43E27
analogous
#27B484 #279DB4 #2757B4
triadic
#279DB4 #B4279D #9DB427
tetradic
#279DB4 #8427B4 #B43E27 #57B427
square
#279DB4 #8427B4 #B43E27 #57B427
split-complementary
#279DB4 #B42757 #B48427
monochromatic
#11454F #1C7182 #279DB4 #42BED6 #74CFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.20
#279DB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57
#279DB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #279DB4
6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##279DB4#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##279DB41.003.206.576.57
#FFFFFF3.201.0021.0021.00
#0000006.5721.001.001.00
##0000006.5721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D98B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A8AB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #279db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 157, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.104 214.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#79baca',
    500: '#279db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #279db4;
$custom-light: #79baca;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#279db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 39,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.787,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6436,
    "c": 0.10399,
    "h": 214.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#279DB4
secondary
#C87D6F
accent
#5C40E7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF6F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1113
muted
#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #279DB4

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#279DB4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva