#278AA0 Color

#278AA0 is rgb(39, 138, 160) in RGB and hsl(191, 61%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#278AA0

HEX#278AA0

RGBrgb(39, 138, 160)

HSLhsl(191, 61%, 39%)

HSVhsv(191, 76%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.093 216.3)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 14%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #278AA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #278AA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#278AA0 Complementary#A03D27 Analogous#27A07A Analogous#274DA0 Triadic#A0278A Triadic#8AA027

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #278AA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FA6C1 #4ABAD3 #6BC7DB #90D5E4 #B1E1EC #D6EFF5

Shades

#22788C #1D6777 #185563 #13434E #0E3139 #092025

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