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#275CCE Color

#275CCE is rgb(39, 92, 206) in RGB, hsl(221, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 55%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cerulean Blue (#2A52BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#275CCE
HEX#275CCE
RGBrgb(39, 92, 206)
HSLhsl(221, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(221, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 55%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.186 262.8)
LABlab(41.00% 16.08 -65.30)
LCHlch(41.00% 67.25 283.83)

What #275CCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #275CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 5.09Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 5.99Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 6.2Sapphire#0F52BAΔE 6.64New Car#214FC6ΔE 6.87Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 7.96

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#275CCE Channel Values

How #275CCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 92 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.99:1 vs white · 3.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #275CCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #275CCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #275CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #275CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#275CCE
Complementary
#CE9927
Analogous
#27AFCE
Analogous
#4627CE
Triadic
#CE275C
Triadic
#5CCE27
Split comp.
#CE4627
Split comp.
#AFCE27

Tints & Shades of #275CCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3E70DA
#5C86E0
#7A9CE6
#9CB6EC
#BACCF2
#D8E2F8

Shades

#2250B4
#1D4396
#18387C
#132C63
#0E2149
#08132B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #275CCE.

How #275CCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#275CCE
Protanopia#5656CE
Protanomaly#4758CE
Deuteranopia#4F4FCE
Deuteranomaly#4255CE
Tritanopia#007373
Tritanomaly#006BA0
Achromatopsia#636363

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #275CCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-275cce: #275CCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #275CCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-275cce': '#275CCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.361, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_275cce">#275CCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#275CCE"

More Blue Colors

#275CCE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#275CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #275CCE?

#275CCE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(39, 92, 206) in RGB and hsl(221, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cerulean Blue (#2A52BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #275CCE?

#275CCE is rgb(39, 92, 206) — red 39, green 92, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #275CCE?

#275CCE converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 55%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #275CCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #275CCE scores 5.99:1 against white and 3.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #275CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #275CCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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