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#274fa7 color: The Blues Brothers

#274fa7 is rgb(39, 79, 167) in RGB and oklch(45.135% 0.14909 263.281) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

45.1%
0.149
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.76:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #274fa7

#274fa7 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.1% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast and black text 2.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is The Blues Brothers (#214daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #274fa7 mixed with white

  1. 274fa7
  2. 3b61b1
  3. 4f73bb
  4. 6484c4
  5. 7995cd
  6. 8ea7d6
  7. a4b8df
  8. bacae7
  9. d1dbef
  10. e8edf7

Darker: #274fa7 mixed with black

  1. 274fa7
  2. 204491
  3. 1a387b
  4. 142e66
  5. 0e2352
  6. 08193e
  7. 04102c
  8. 02071a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #274fa7 with less saturation

  1. 274fa7
  2. 2c519f
  3. 315297
  4. 36538f
  5. 3b5487
  6. 40557f
  7. 445577
  8. 49566f
  9. 4d5667
  10. 51565e

Questions about #274fa7

What color is #274fa7?

#274fa7 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is The Blues Brothers. In RGB it is rgb(39, 79, 167), in HSL hsl(221.25, 62.14%, 40.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.135% 0.14909 263.281).

What colors go well with #274fa7?

The complementary color of #274fa7 is #734e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e8c and #5c3f9f. The triadic partners are #97262b and #01690b.

Is white or black text more readable on #274fa7?

White text reads better on #274fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and black gives 2.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #274fa7 a warm or cool color?

#274fa7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 45.1% and its chroma 0.149.