Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #274374, its pure hue is 218.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.7%, and its lightness is 30.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #274374, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05080f to #223b66.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #274374, and its official name is Monaco Blue. In RGB, it consists of 15.3% Red, 26.3% Green, and 45.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 66.4% Cyan, 42.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 54.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 218.2°, with saturation of 49.7% and lightness of 30.4%. The decimal value for #274374 is 2573172, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #274374 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #274374
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #274374, its pure hue is 218.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.7%, and its lightness is 30.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #274374, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #425b85 to #e4e8ee.
Tones of #274374
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #274374, its pure hue is 218.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 49.7%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #274374, which range from #4e4e4e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00389b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #274374
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #274374! For #274374, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #274374. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #274374
This color, #274374, consists of 15.3% Red, 26.3% Green, and 45.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 39, Green = 67, Blue = 116. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #274374 is 66.4% Cyan, 42.2% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 54.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 39 | 67 | 116 |
Octal | 47 | 103 | 164 |
Hexa | #27 | #43 | #74 |
Binary | 00100111 | 01000011 | 01110100 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 66 | 42 | 0 | 54 |
Octal | 102 | 52 | 0 | 66 |
Hexa | #42 | #2a | #00 | #36 |
Binary | 01000010 | 00101010 | 00000000 | 00110110 |
Analogous Colors of #274374
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #274374 — which has hue 218.2° — its analogous colors are located at 188.2° and 248.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #274374.
Triadic Colors of #274374
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #274374 — which has hue 218.2° — its triadic colors are located at 98.2° and 338.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #274374.
Complementary Color of #274374
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #274374 — which has hue 218.2° — its complementary color is located at 38.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #274374.
Split Complementary Colors of #274374
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #274374 — which has hue 218.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 8.2° and 218.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #274374.
Tetradic Colors of #274374
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #274374 — which has hue 218.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 128.2°, 218.2°, 308.2°, and 38.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #274374.
Monochromatic Colors of #274374
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #274374, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1d2430 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #1e5dcb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #274374
We want to make getting started with #274374 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #274374 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #274374 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #274374 with other HTML elements.
#274374 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #274374;">The color of this text is #274374.</span>
#274374 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #274374; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #274374.</div>
#274374 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #274374;">This color for the shadow of this text is #274374.</span>
#274374 Border Color
<div style="border: #274374 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #274374.</div>
#274374 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #274374; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #274374 on a white background.</div></div>
#274374 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #274374; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #274374 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #274374 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#274374,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#274374,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#274374,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#274374,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #274374 to white.</div>
Gradient from #274374 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#274374,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#274374,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#274374,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#274374,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #274374 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #274374
In addition to using #274374 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #274374 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #274374, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 39, Green = 67, Blue = 116). If you need details about the color coordinates of #274374 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #274374 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(39, 67, 116) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #274374; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #274374; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #274374; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(39, 67, 116); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#274374") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:39, green:67, blue:116, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:39 green:67 blue:116 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(39f, 67f, 116f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(39, 67, 116); |
#274374 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #274374 the same way. For those with color blindness, #274374 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #274374 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #274374 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #274374 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #274374 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #274374 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 9.8:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.