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#283a8d color: Navy Seal

#283a8d is rgb(40, 58, 141) in RGB and oklch(38.657% 0.13907 269.484) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

38.7%
0.139
269°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.10:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #283a8d

#283a8d is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast and black text 2.08:1, 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: #283a8d mixed with white

  1. 283a8d
  2. 3a4e99
  3. 4d61a5
  4. 6174b1
  5. 7588bd
  6. 8b9bc8
  7. a1aed4
  8. b8c2df
  9. cfd6ea
  10. e7ebf4

Darker: #283a8d mixed with black

  1. 283a8d
  2. 21317a
  3. 1b2867
  4. 152055
  5. 0f1844
  6. 091033
  7. 040923
  8. 020414
  9. 010107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #283a8d with less saturation

  1. 283a8d
  2. 2a3c86
  3. 2d3e7f
  4. 304078
  5. 324171
  6. 354269
  7. 384362
  8. 3b435b
  9. 3e4453
  10. 41444c

Questions about #283a8d

What color is #283a8d?

#283a8d is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Navy Seal. In RGB it is rgb(40, 58, 141), in HSL hsl(229.31, 55.8%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.657% 0.13907 269.484).

What colors go well with #283a8d?

The complementary color of #283a8d is #594000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00497a and #502c82. The triadic partners are #7e170f and #005711.

Is white or black text more readable on #283a8d?

White text reads better on #283a8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.1:1 and black gives 2.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283a8d a warm or cool color?

#283a8d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 38.7% and its chroma 0.139.