#278EA5 Color

#278EA5 is rgb(39, 142, 165) in RGB and hsl(191, 62%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#278EA5

HEX#278EA5

RGBrgb(39, 142, 165)

HSLhsl(191, 62%, 40%)

HSVhsv(191, 76%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(60% 0.096 216.5)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 14%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #278EA5 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 #278EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#278EA5 Complementary#A53E27 Analogous#27A57D Analogous#274FA5 Triadic#A5278E Triadic#8EA527

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #278EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FAAC6 #4DBCD5 #6EC9DD #8FD5E5 #B1E2ED #D6F0F5

Shades

#227C91 #1D6B7C #185967 #12434E #0E323A #092025

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