#278ca1

Color #278ca1

A moderately saturated dark cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#278ca1

RGB

rgb(39, 140, 161)

HSL

hsl(190.3, 61%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.3, 75.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(75.8%, 13%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(53.77, -20.99, -19.31)

LCH

lch(53.77, 28.52, 222.61)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.0938, 215.06)

HWB

hwb(190.3, 15.3%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a13c27

Analogous

#27a179

#278ca1

#274fa1

Triadic

#278ca1

#a1278c

#8ca127

Split-complementary

#278ca1

#a1274f

#a17927

Tetradic

#278ca1

#3c27a1

#a13c27

#8ca127

Square

#278ca1

#7927a1

#a13c27

#4fa127

Shades

Color #278ca1 mixed toward black.

#207586

#1a5d6b

#134650

#0d2f36

#06171b

Tints

Color #278ca1 mixed toward white.

#31b0cb

#59c1d7

#82d1e1

#ace0eb

#d5f0f5

Tones

Color #278ca1 mixed toward gray.

#318597

#3b7f8d

#457882

#507178

#5a6b6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63649c · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#5e569b · ΔE 28.5

Tritanopia

#329897 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #278ca1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#278ca1]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#278ca1 (#278ca1) is rgb(39, 140, 161) in RGB.

No, #278ca1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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