#278cc2

Color #278cc2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#278cc2

RGB

rgb(39, 140, 194)

HSL

hsl(200.9, 66.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.9, 79.9%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.9%, 27.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(55.15, -9.56, -36.05)

LCH

lch(55.15, 37.3, 255.15)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1207, 237.69)

HWB

hwb(200.9, 15.3%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c25d27

Analogous

#27c2ab

#278cc2

#273fc2

Triadic

#278cc2

#c2278c

#8cc227

Split-complementary

#278cc2

#c2273f

#c2ab27

Tetradic

#278cc2

#5d27c2

#c25d27

#8cc227

Square

#278cc2

#ab27c2

#c25d27

#3fc227

Shades

Color #278cc2 mixed toward black.

#2175a2

#1a5d81

#144661

#0d2f41

#071720

Tints

Color #278cc2 mixed toward white.

#3fa3d8

#65b5e0

#8cc8e8

#b2daf0

#d9edf7

Tones

Color #278cc2 mixed toward gray.

#3488b5

#4184a8

#4e809b

#5b7c8e

#687881

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6364b7 · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#5e56b4 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#32adab · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #278cc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#278cc2]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#278cc2 (#278cc2) is rgb(39, 140, 194) in RGB.

No, #278cc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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