#279CB4 Color

#279CB4 is rgb(39, 156, 180) in RGB and hsl(190, 64%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#279CB4

HEX#279CB4

RGBrgb(39, 156, 180)

HSLhsl(190, 64%, 43%)

HSVhsv(190, 78%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.104 215.3)

CMYKcmyk(78%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #279CB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.23:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.5:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #279CB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#279CB4 Complementary#B43F27 Analogous#27B485 Analogous#2756B4 Triadic#B4279C Triadic#9CB427

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #279CB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32B7D2 #54C3D9 #75CFE1 #92D9E7 #B4E5EE #D5F0F6

Shades

#22879B #1D7486 #185F6D #134C58 #0E373F #09242A

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