#283c76 color: Blue Expanse
#283c76 is rgb(40, 60, 118) in RGB and oklch(37.255% 0.10227 267.061) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Dark
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Charcoal
- blue-900
- Black 54%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #283c76
#283c76 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 37.3% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 267°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 10.51:1 contrast and black text 2:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Blue Expanse (#253f74). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.
Lighter: #283c76 mixed with white
Darker: #283c76 mixed with black
Calmer: #283c76 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #283c76
Questions about #283c76
What color is #283c76?
#283c76 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Blue Expanse. In RGB it is rgb(40, 60, 118), in HSL hsl(224.62, 49.37%, 30.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.255% 0.10227 267.061).
What colors go well with #283c76?
The complementary color of #283c76 is #563c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00466f and #47326f. The triadic partners are #6d2621 and #0c4e1c.
Is white or black text more readable on #283c76?
White text reads better on #283c76: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and black gives 2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #283c76 a warm or cool color?
#283c76 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 267 degrees, its lightness 37.3% and its chroma 0.102.