#274b8a

Color #274b8a

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.81 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#274b8a

RGB

rgb(39, 75, 138)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 55.9%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 71.7%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.7%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(32.48, 9.62, -38.94)

LCH

lch(32.48, 40.11, 283.88)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.1129, 260.72)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 15.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a6627

Analogous

#277c8a

#274b8a

#35278a

Triadic

#274b8a

#8a274b

#4b8a27

Split-complementary

#274b8a

#8a3527

#7c8a27

Tetradic

#274b8a

#66278a

#8a6627

#4b8a27

Square

#274b8a

#8a277c

#8a6627

#278a35

Shades

Color #274b8a mixed toward black.

#213e73

#1a325c

#142545

#0d192e

#070c17

Tints

Color #274b8a mixed toward white.

#3362b5

#527fce

#7d9fda

#a8bfe7

#d4dff3

Tones

Color #274b8a mixed toward gray.

#2f4d82

#384f79

#405271

#485469

#505661

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.46:1

White text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a7e · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#38357b · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#2a7472 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #274b8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#274b8a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#274b8a (#274b8a) is rgb(39, 75, 138) in RGB.

No, #274b8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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