What color is #274BA7?

#274BA7 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274BA7?

The RGB value is 39, 75, 167: 39 red, 75 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274BA7?

The complementary color is #A78327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274BA7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274BA7 color

#274BA7 rgb(39, 75, 167)

Shades of blue

The hex color #274BA7 is a moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 29.4% green and 65.5% blue (39, 75, 167).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 62% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cobalt Blue (#0047AB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#274BA7 color codes

HEX	`#274BA7`
RGB	`rgb(39, 75, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 29.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 62%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 77%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 55%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 20.89, -53.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 57.19, 291.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 8.252, 37.6)`
Decimal	`2575271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274BA7, 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 #274BA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274BA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #274BA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274ba7; }
.text { color: #274ba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274ba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 75 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274ba7, #4327a7); }

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Questions

What color is #274BA7?: #274BA7 is a moderate blue, closest to the named color Cobalt Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274BA7?: The RGB value is 39, 75, 167: 39 red, 75 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274BA7?: The complementary color is #A78327, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274BA7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.