#278CA5 Color

#278CA5 is rgb(39, 140, 165) in RGB and hsl(192, 62%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#278CA5

HEX#278CA5

RGBrgb(39, 140, 165)

HSLhsl(192, 62%, 40%)

HSVhsv(192, 76%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(59.5% 0.096 218.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 15%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #278CA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.9:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #278CA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#278CA5 Complementary#A54027 Analogous#27A57F Analogous#274DA5 Triadic#A5278C Triadic#8CA527

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #278CA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FA8C6 #4DBAD5 #6EC7DD #8FD4E5 #B1E1ED #D6EFF5

Shades

#227A91 #1D697C #185767 #12424E #0E313A #091F25

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