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#282d78 color: Blue Rose

#282d78 is rgb(40, 45, 120) in RGB and oklch(34.212% 0.12603 274.662) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

34.2%
0.126
275°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #282d78

#282d78 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 34.2% lightness, 0.126 chroma and a hue of 275°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.09:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Rose (#292d74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #282d78 mixed with white

  1. 282d78
  2. 394286
  3. 4b5694
  4. 5f6aa2
  5. 747eaf
  6. 8a93bd
  7. a0a8ca
  8. b7bdd8
  9. ced3e5
  10. e6e9f2

Darker: #282d78 mixed with black

  1. 282d78
  2. 212667
  3. 1b1f57
  4. 151848
  5. 0f1139
  6. 090b2a
  7. 04061d
  8. 020210
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #282d78 with less saturation

  1. 282d78
  2. 292f72
  3. 2a316c
  4. 2c3365
  5. 2d345f
  6. 2f3559
  7. 313653
  8. 32374c
  9. 343846
  10. 36383f

Questions about #282d78

What color is #282d78?

#282d78 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Rose. In RGB it is rgb(40, 45, 120), in HSL hsl(236.25, 50%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.212% 0.12603 274.662).

What colors go well with #282d78?

The complementary color of #282d78 is #473700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003b6f and #48206c. The triadic partners are #6b1100 and #00481b.

Is white or black text more readable on #282d78?

White text reads better on #282d78: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #282d78 a warm or cool color?

#282d78 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 275 degrees, its lightness 34.2% and its chroma 0.126.