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#283a8a color: Navy Seal

#283a8a is rgb(40, 58, 138) in RGB and oklch(38.402% 0.13476 269.423) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

38.4%
0.135
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.18:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.06:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #283a8a

#283a8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.18:1 contrast and black text 2.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Navy Seal (#253a91). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #283a8a mixed with white

  1. 283a8a
  2. 3a4e97
  3. 4d61a3
  4. 6174af
  5. 7587bb
  6. 8b9bc7
  7. a1aed2
  8. b8c2de
  9. cfd6e9
  10. e7eaf4

Darker: #283a8a mixed with black

  1. 283a8a
  2. 213177
  3. 1b2865
  4. 152053
  5. 0f1842
  6. 091032
  7. 040922
  8. 020414
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #283a8a with less saturation

  1. 283a8a
  2. 2a3c83
  3. 2d3e7c
  4. 2f3f75
  5. 32406e
  6. 354168
  7. 384261
  8. 3b4359
  9. 3e4352
  10. 40434b

Questions about #283a8a

What color is #283a8a?

#283a8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Navy Seal. In RGB it is rgb(40, 58, 138), in HSL hsl(228.98, 55.06%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.402% 0.13476 269.423).

What colors go well with #283a8a?

The complementary color of #283a8a is #583f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004979 and #4f2c7f. The triadic partners are #7c1911 and #005513.

Is white or black text more readable on #283a8a?

White text reads better on #283a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 and black gives 2.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283a8a a warm or cool color?

#283a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.135.