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#282e78 color: Blue Rose

#282e78 is rgb(40, 46, 120) in RGB and oklch(34.41% 0.12467 274.276) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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236°
100%

34.4%
0.125
274°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #282e78

#282e78 is a soft dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 274°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.98:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, 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: #282e78 mixed with white

  1. 282e78
  2. 394386
  3. 4c5794
  4. 5f6ba2
  5. 747faf
  6. 8a93bd
  7. a0a8ca
  8. b7bed8
  9. ced3e5
  10. e6e9f2

Darker: #282e78 mixed with black

  1. 282e78
  2. 212767
  3. 1b1f57
  4. 151848
  5. 0f1239
  6. 090b2a
  7. 04061d
  8. 020210
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #282e78 with less saturation

  1. 282e78
  2. 293072
  3. 2a326c
  4. 2c3466
  5. 2d355f
  6. 2f3659
  7. 313753
  8. 33384d
  9. 353846
  10. 373940

Questions about #282e78

What color is #282e78?

#282e78 is soft dark indigo. The closest named color is Blue Rose. In RGB it is rgb(40, 46, 120), in HSL hsl(235.5, 50%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.41% 0.12467 274.276).

What colors go well with #282e78?

The complementary color of #282e78 is #483700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #003b70 and #48226c. The triadic partners are #6b1300 and #00491a.

Is white or black text more readable on #282e78?

White text reads better on #282e78: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #282e78 a warm or cool color?

#282e78 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 274 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.125.