#279DC4 Color

#279DC4 is rgb(39, 157, 196) in RGB and hsl(195, 67%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSeaGreen. Black text is most readable on this background.

#279DC4

HEX#279DC4

RGBrgb(39, 157, 196)

HSLhsl(195, 67%, 46%)

HSVhsv(195, 80%, 77%)

OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.114 225.7)

CMYKcmyk(80%, 20%, 0%, 23%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #279DC4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #279DC4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#279DC4 Complementary#C44E27 Analogous#27C49D Analogous#274EC4 Triadic#C4279D Triadic#9DC427

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #279DC4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37AFD7 #59BDDE #77C9E4 #99D6EB #B7E2F1 #D9F0F7

Shades

#2288AA #1D7491 #185F77 #134B5E #0D3644 #08222B

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