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#283776 color: Ballpoint Indigo

#283776 is rgb(40, 55, 118) in RGB and oklch(36.134% 0.10919 270.07) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

36.1%
0.109
270°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Midnight blue
  • indigo-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.06:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #283776

#283776 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 36.1% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.06:1 contrast and black text 1.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ballpoint Indigo (#323477). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #283776 mixed with white

  1. 283776
  2. 3a4a84
  3. 4d5d92
  4. 6170a0
  5. 7684ad
  6. 8b97bb
  7. a1acc9
  8. b8c0d6
  9. cfd5e4
  10. e7eaf1

Darker: #283776 mixed with black

  1. 283776
  2. 212e66
  3. 1b2656
  4. 151e47
  5. 0f1638
  6. 090f29
  7. 04081c
  8. 02030f
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #283776 with less saturation

  1. 283776
  2. 2a3871
  3. 2c396b
  4. 2e3a66
  5. 303b60
  6. 323c5a
  7. 343c55
  8. 373d4f
  9. 393d49
  10. 3b3d43

Questions about #283776

What color is #283776?

#283776 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Ballpoint Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(40, 55, 118), in HSL hsl(228.46, 49.37%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.134% 0.10919 270.07).

What colors go well with #283776?

The complementary color of #283776 is #503a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004270 and #472c6d. The triadic partners are #6b2017 and #004c1b.

Is white or black text more readable on #283776?

White text reads better on #283776: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and black gives 1.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283776 a warm or cool color?

#283776 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 36.1% and its chroma 0.109.