#274c8d

Color #274c8d

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.22 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#274c8d

RGB

rgb(39, 76, 141)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 56.7%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 72.3%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(72.3%, 46.1%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(32.97, 10.11, -39.99)

LCH

lch(32.97, 41.25, 284.19)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.116, 260.77)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 15.3%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d6827

Analogous

#277f8d

#274c8d

#35278d

Triadic

#274c8d

#8d274c

#4c8d27

Split-complementary

#274c8d

#8d3527

#7f8d27

Tetradic

#274c8d

#68278d

#8d6827

#4c8d27

Square

#274c8d

#8d277f

#8d6827

#278d35

Shades

Color #274c8d mixed toward black.

#203f76

#1a335e

#132647

#0d192f

#060d18

Tints

Color #274c8d mixed toward white.

#3363b8

#5380cf

#7ea0db

#a9bfe7

#d4dff3

Tones

Color #274c8d mixed toward gray.

#2f4e85

#38517c

#405374

#49556b

#525863

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3b81 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#38357e · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#2a7674 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #274c8d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#274c8d]

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

#274c8d (#274c8d) is rgb(39, 76, 141) in RGB.

No, #274c8d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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