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#282950 color: Cardinal Mauve

#282950 is rgb(40, 41, 80) in RGB and oklch(30.134% 0.06949 280.259) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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239°
100%

30.1%
0.069
280°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.52:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #282950

#282950 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 30.1% lightness, 0.069 chroma and a hue of 280°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.79:1 contrast and black text 1.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cardinal Mauve (#2c284c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #282950 mixed with white

  1. 282950
  2. 3a3c61
  3. 4d4f71
  4. 616482
  5. 757893
  6. 8b8da5
  7. a1a3b6
  8. b8b9c8
  9. cfd0da
  10. e7e7ed

Darker: #282950 mixed with black

  1. 282950
  2. 212244
  3. 1b1c39
  4. 15152e
  5. 0f0f24
  6. 09091a
  7. 040510
  8. 020207
  9. 010102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #282950 with less saturation

  1. 282950
  2. 282a4d
  3. 292b49
  4. 292b46
  5. 2a2c43
  6. 2b2c3f
  7. 2b2d3c
  8. 2c2d39
  9. 2d2d35
  10. 2d2e32

Questions about #282950

What color is #282950?

#282950 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Cardinal Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(40, 41, 80), in HSL hsl(238.5, 33.33%, 23.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.134% 0.06949 280.259).

What colors go well with #282950?

The complementary color of #282950 is #362e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0e304f and #392348. The triadic partners are #4a2010 and #003822.

Is white or black text more readable on #282950?

White text reads better on #282950: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 and black gives 1.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #282950 a warm or cool color?

#282950 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 280 degrees, its lightness 30.1% and its chroma 0.069.