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#274b86 color: Florida Waters

#274b86 is rgb(39, 75, 134) in RGB and oklch(41.816% 0.10704 259.775) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

41.8%
0.107
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #274b86

#274b86 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.8% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.62:1 contrast and black text 2.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Florida Waters (#2a4983). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #274b86 mixed with white

  1. 274b86
  2. 3b5c92
  3. 4f6d9f
  4. 647fab
  5. 7991b7
  6. 8ea2c3
  7. a4b4cf
  8. bac7db
  9. d1d9e7
  10. e8ecf3

Darker: #274b86 mixed with black

  1. 274b86
  2. 204074
  3. 1a3562
  4. 142b51
  5. 0e2140
  6. 081730
  7. 040e21
  8. 020613
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #274b86 with less saturation

  1. 274b86
  2. 2b4c80
  3. 304c7b
  4. 344d75
  5. 374d70
  6. 3b4d6a
  7. 3f4d64
  8. 424d5e
  9. 464d59
  10. 494d53

Questions about #274b86

What color is #274b86?

#274b86 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Florida Waters. In RGB it is rgb(39, 75, 134), in HSL hsl(217.26, 54.91%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.816% 0.10704 259.775).

What colors go well with #274b86?

The complementary color of #274b86 is #6a4400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00557b and #4d4082. The triadic partners are #7c3034 and #295a1c.

Is white or black text more readable on #274b86?

White text reads better on #274b86: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and black gives 2.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #274b86 a warm or cool color?

#274b86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 41.8% and its chroma 0.107.