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Hex #279faf

#279faf is a great dark blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #279faf color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#279faf Conversion table

Category	blue (dark blue)
HEX	#279faf copy to clipboard
RGB	R 39 G 159 B 175 RGB (39, 159, 175) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 187.06 S 0.64 L 0.42
CMYK	C 53% M 6% Y 0% K 31%
Usage of blue	The color #279faf is a great dark shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#279faf Conversion and Usage

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

#279faf to RGB conversion

Red	39	39% RED
Green	159	159% GREEN
Blue	175	175% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(39, 159, 175); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(39, 159, 175); // for css background-color

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#279faf to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
53.33 %	6.27 %	0 %	31.37 %

#279faf to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
187.059	0.64	0.42

CSS code: color: hsl(187.1, 64%, 42%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #279faf

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 #279faf

Tints of #279faf		Shades of #279faf
	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 #279faf

This shows how text with the hex-color #279faf 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 #279faf

Primary
#279faf (already open)

Secondary
#af3727

Tertiary
#e08275

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Complementary Color: #af3727

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #279faf

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