#278CB4 Color

#278CB4 is rgb(39, 140, 180) in RGB and hsl(197, 64%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#278CB4

HEX#278CB4

RGBrgb(39, 140, 180)

HSLhsl(197, 64%, 43%)

HSVhsv(197, 78%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(60.2% 0.107 229.7)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 22%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #278CB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.82:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #278CB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#278CB4 Complementary#B44F27 Analogous#27B495 Analogous#2746B4 Triadic#B4278C Triadic#8CB427

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #278CB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32A5D2 #54B3D9 #75C2E1 #92CFE7 #B4DEEE #D5EDF6

Shades

#22799B #1D6886 #18556D #134458 #0E313F #09212A

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