#277ebf

Color #277ebf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.26 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#277ebf

RGB

rgb(39, 126, 191)

HSL

hsl(205.7, 66.1%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.7, 79.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.6%, 34%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(50.82, -2.49, -41.16)

LCH

lch(50.82, 41.24, 266.54)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.1283, 245.75)

HWB

hwb(205.7, 15.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf6827

Analogous

#27bfb4

#277ebf

#2732bf

Triadic

#277ebf

#bf277e

#7ebf27

Split-complementary

#277ebf

#bf2732

#bfb427

Tetradic

#277ebf

#6827bf

#bf6827

#7ebf27

Square

#277ebf

#b427bf

#bf6827

#32bf27

Shades

Color #277ebf mixed toward black.

#20699f

#1a547f

#133f60

#0d2a40

#061520

Tints

Color #277ebf mixed toward white.

#3d95d7

#64abdf

#8bc0e7

#b1d5ef

#d8eaf7

Tones

Color #277ebf mixed toward gray.

#347cb2

#407aa6

#4d7899

#5a778c

#667580

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5bb2 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#554eaf · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#30a7a4 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 21.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #277ebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#277ebf]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#277ebf (#277ebf) is rgb(39, 126, 191) in RGB.

No, #277ebf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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