#278CA0 Color

#278CA0 is rgb(39, 140, 160) in RGB and hsl(190, 61%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#278CA0

HEX#278CA0

RGBrgb(39, 140, 160)

HSLhsl(190, 61%, 39%)

HSVhsv(190, 76%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.093 214.2)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 12%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #278CA0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.35:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #278CA0 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#278CA0 Complementary#A03B27 Analogous#27A078 Analogous#274FA0 Triadic#A0278C Triadic#8CA027

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #278CA0, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FA9C1 #4ABCD3 #6BC9DB #90D6E4 #B1E2EC #D6F0F5

Shades

#227A8C #1D6877 #185663 #13444E #0E3239 #092025

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