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#275FCE Color

#275FCE is rgb(39, 95, 206) in RGB, hsl(220, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 54%, 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 5.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#275FCE
HEX#275FCE
RGBrgb(39, 95, 206)
HSLhsl(220, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(220, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 54%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(51.5% 0.182 262.1)
LABlab(41.84% 14.25 -63.94)
LCHlch(41.84% 65.51 282.56)

What #275FCE 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 #275FCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cerulean Blue#2A52BEΔE 5.85Sapphire#0F52BAΔE 6.17Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 6.28Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 6.67Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 9.04New Car#214FC6ΔE 9.18

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

#275FCE Channel Values

How #275FCE 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 95 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 220° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 220° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #275FCE 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #275FCE

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

Base
#275FCE
Complementary
#CE9627
Analogous
#27B2CE
Analogous
#4327CE
Triadic
#CE275F
Triadic
#5FCE27
Split comp.
#CE4327
Split comp.
#B2CE27

Tints & Shades of #275FCE

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

#3E72DA
#5C88E0
#7A9EE6
#9CB7EC
#BACDF2
#D8E3F8

Shades

#2253B4
#1D4596
#18397C
#132D63
#0E2249
#08142B

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

How #275FCE 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#275FCE
Protanopia#5858CE
Protanomaly#495BCE
Deuteranopia#5151CE
Deuteranomaly#4457CE
Tritanopia#007575
Tritanomaly#006DA0
Achromatopsia#656565

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Using #275FCE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-275fce: #275FCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #275FCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-275fce': '#275FCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.373, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_275fce">#275FCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#275FCE"

More Blue Colors

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

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#275FCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #275FCE?

#275FCE is a mid-tone blue — rgb(39, 95, 206) in RGB and hsl(220, 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 5.85.

What is the RGB value of #275FCE?

#275FCE is rgb(39, 95, 206) — red 39, green 95, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #275FCE?

#275FCE converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 54%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #275FCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #275FCE scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #275FCE 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 6.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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