Close to Cobalt
#274BAE
#274BAE is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Cobalt. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 29.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #274BAE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.70:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.77:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.70:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #274BAE as they’d see it.
#274BAE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #274BAE
What color is #274BAE?
#274BAE is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Cobalt. In RGB it’s made of 15.3% red, 29.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #274BAE in RGB?
#274BAE is rgb(39, 75, 174): 39 red, 75 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #274BAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(78, 57, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #274BAE?
PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #274BAE?
Its complement #674F00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.