What color is #274568?

#274568 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274568?

The RGB value is 39, 69, 104: 39 red, 69 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274568?

The complementary color is #684A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274568?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274568 color

#274568 rgb(39, 69, 104)

Shades of blue

The hex color #274568 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 27.1% green and 40.8% blue (39, 69, 104).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 45% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#274568 color codes

HEX	`#274568`
RGB	`rgb(39, 69, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 27.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 45%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 63%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 34%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.61, 0.68, -23.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.61, 23.81, 271.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.463, 5.687, 13.904)`
Decimal	`2573672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274568, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #274568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #274568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274568; }
.text { color: #274568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 69 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274568, #292768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #274568?: #274568 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274568?: The RGB value is 39, 69, 104: 39 red, 69 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274568?: The complementary color is #684A27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274568?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.