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#274475 color: Monaco Blue

#274475 is rgb(39, 68, 117) in RGB and oklch(39.006% 0.0906 260.273) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

39%
0.091
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • sky-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #274475

#274475 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.68:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Monaco Blue (#274376). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #274475 mixed with white

  1. 274475
  2. 3a5583
  3. 4e6790
  4. 63799e
  5. 778bac
  6. 8d9eba
  7. a3b1c7
  8. b9c4d5
  9. d0d7e3
  10. e7ebf1

Darker: #274475 mixed with black

  1. 274475
  2. 203a65
  3. 1a3055
  4. 142646
  5. 0e1d37
  6. 081429
  7. 040c1c
  8. 02050f
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #274475 with less saturation

  1. 274475
  2. 2a4470
  3. 2e456c
  4. 314567
  5. 344562
  6. 37455e
  7. 3a4659
  8. 3d4554
  9. 3f454f
  10. 42454a

Questions about #274475

What color is #274475?

#274475 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Monaco Blue. In RGB it is rgb(39, 68, 117), in HSL hsl(217.69, 50%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.006% 0.0906 260.273).

What colors go well with #274475?

The complementary color of #274475 is #5e3e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d6c and #453b72. The triadic partners are #6d2e30 and #27501f.

Is white or black text more readable on #274475?

White text reads better on #274475: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #274475 a warm or cool color?

#274475 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 39% and its chroma 0.091.