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#28236e color: After Work Blue

#28236e is rgb(40, 35, 110) in RGB and oklch(31.399% 0.12505 279.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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244°
100%

31.4%
0.125
279°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • violet-950
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.56:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #28236e

#28236e is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 31.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast and black text 1.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is After Work Blue (#24246d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-950.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #28236e mixed with white

  1. 28236e
  2. 38397d
  3. 4b4e8c
  4. 5e639b
  5. 7378a9
  6. 898eb8
  7. 9fa4c6
  8. b6bad4
  9. ced1e3
  10. e6e8f1

Darker: #28236e mixed with black

  1. 28236e
  2. 211d5f
  3. 1b1750
  4. 151141
  5. 0f0c33
  6. 090726
  7. 040419
  8. 02010e
  9. 010004
  10. 000001

Calmer: #28236e with less saturation

  1. 28236e
  2. 282668
  3. 292862
  4. 292a5c
  5. 2a2c56
  6. 2b2d50
  7. 2c2e4a
  8. 2d2f44
  9. 2e303e
  10. 303138

Questions about #28236e

What color is #28236e?

#28236e is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is After Work Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 35, 110), in HSL hsl(244, 51.72%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.399% 0.12505 279.359).

What colors go well with #28236e?

The complementary color of #28236e is #3c3100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00316c and #441660. The triadic partners are #610900 and #003f1e.

Is white or black text more readable on #28236e?

White text reads better on #28236e: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and black gives 1.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28236e a warm or cool color?

#28236e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 31.4% and its chroma 0.125.