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Hex #277a9b

#277a9b is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #277a9b color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#277a9b Conversion table

Category	blue (dark blue)
HEX	#277a9b copy to clipboard
RGB	R 39 G 122 B 155 RGB (39, 122, 155) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 197.07 S 0.6 L 0.38
CMYK	C 45% M 13% Y 0% K 39%
Usage of blue	The color #277a9b is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#277a9b Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#277a9b to RGB conversion

Red	39	39% RED
Green	122	122% GREEN
Blue	155	155% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(39, 122, 155); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(39, 122, 155); // for css background-color

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#277a9b to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
45.49 %	12.94 %	0 %	39.22 %

#277a9b to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
197.069	0.6	0.38

CSS code: color: hsl(197.1, 60%, 38%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #277a9b

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	recommended
Usage for headings:	recommended
Usage as fill color:	use with caution on large areas
Usage for buttons:	recommended

As a rather dark shade, this color can very well be used to color smaller elements (like text and buttons). Due to its darkness it gives good contrast, also if used on white background. Readability of text is perfectly ok.

Tints and Shades of #277a9b

Tints of #277a9b		Shades of #277a9b
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #277a9b

This shows how text with the hex-color #277a9b would look on a white background. Because of the darkness of the color this color is recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #277a9b

Primary
#277a9b (already open)

Secondary
#9b4827

Tertiary
#d98868

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Complementary Color: #9b4827

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #277a9b

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