All About Color #274C8B

#274C8B

About #274C8B

#274C8B is a dark blue color with the hex code #274C8B. In RGB it is red 39, green 76, blue 139; in HSL it is hue 218°, saturation 56%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 72%, 45%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 8.42:1 on white and 2.49:1 on black.

#274C8B Color Conversion

Hex triplet27, 4C, 8B
CMYK71.94%, 45.32%, 0.00%, 45.49%
RGB Decimal39, 76, 139
HSL218°, 56%, 35%
RGB Octal47, 114, 213
HSV (HSB)217.80°, 71.94%, 54.51%
RGB Binary100111, 1001100, 10001011
CIE-L*AB32.84, 9.34, -38.97
RGB Percent15.29%, 29.80%, 54.51%
CIE-L*CH32.84, 40.08, 283.48
XYZ8.08, 7.46, 25.44
CIE-L*UV32.84, -14.18, -53.89
xyY0.20, 0.18, 7.46
Hunter-Lab27.32, 4.99, -36.09
RYB15.29%, 25.89%, 54.51%

Color Accessibility Scores

#274C8B on a dark background: contrast 2.49:1, fails WCAG AA.
#274C8B on a light background: contrast 8.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #274C8B, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#274C8B · #4475CA · #132544 · #8B6727 · #CA9944

Analogous palette

#278B67 · #277E8B · #274C8B · #35278B · #67278B

Triadic palette

#274C8B · #8B274C · #4C8B27 · #4475CA · #CA4475

Tetradic palette

#274C8B · #8B277E · #8B6727 · #278B35 · #132544

Monochromatic palette

#060B14 · #162B50 · #274C8B · #386CC7 · #7498D8

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