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#282b66 color: Deep Breath

#282b66 is rgb(40, 43, 102) in RGB and oklch(32.259% 0.10182 276.863) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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237°
100%

32.3%
0.102
277°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • blue-950
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.63:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #282b66

#282b66 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 32.3% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 277°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast and black text 1.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Breath (#27275f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-950.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #282b66 mixed with white

  1. 282b66
  2. 393f75
  3. 4c5385
  4. 606794
  5. 757ba3
  6. 8a90b2
  7. a0a6c2
  8. b7bbd1
  9. cfd2e0
  10. e7e8f0

Darker: #282b66 mixed with black

  1. 282b66
  2. 212458
  3. 1b1d4a
  4. 15163c
  5. 0f102f
  6. 090a23
  7. 040517
  8. 02020c
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #282b66 with less saturation

  1. 282b66
  2. 292d61
  3. 2a2e5c
  4. 2b2f57
  5. 2c3052
  6. 2d314d
  7. 2e3248
  8. 2f3243
  9. 31333e
  10. 323339

Questions about #282b66

What color is #282b66?

#282b66 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Deep Breath. In RGB it is rgb(40, 43, 102), in HSL hsl(237.1, 43.66%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.259% 0.10182 276.863).

What colors go well with #282b66?

The complementary color of #282b66 is #403200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003564 and #41225b. The triadic partners are #5c1a05 and #00421c.

Is white or black text more readable on #282b66?

White text reads better on #282b66: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and black gives 1.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #282b66 a warm or cool color?

#282b66 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 277 degrees, its lightness 32.3% and its chroma 0.102.