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#283f7a color: Mazarine Blue

#283f7a is rgb(40, 63, 122) in RGB and oklch(38.234% 0.1043 265.687) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

38.2%
0.104
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Charcoal
  • blue-900
  • Black 52%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #283f7a

#283f7a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.09:1 contrast and black text 2.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mazarine Blue (#2a407e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #283f7a mixed with white

  1. 283f7a
  2. 3b5188
  3. 4e6395
  4. 6276a2
  5. 7789b0
  6. 8c9cbd
  7. a2afca
  8. b9c3d7
  9. d0d6e5
  10. e7ebf2

Darker: #283f7a mixed with black

  1. 283f7a
  2. 213569
  3. 1b2c59
  4. 152349
  5. 0f1b3a
  6. 09122b
  7. 040a1d
  8. 020410
  9. 010105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #283f7a with less saturation

  1. 283f7a
  2. 2b4075
  3. 2e416f
  4. 30416a
  5. 334265
  6. 36425f
  7. 38435a
  8. 3b4354
  9. 3e434e
  10. 404349

Questions about #283f7a

What color is #283f7a?

#283f7a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 63, 122), in HSL hsl(223.17, 50.62%, 31.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.234% 0.1043 265.687).

What colors go well with #283f7a?

The complementary color of #283f7a is #5a3d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004972 and #493574. The triadic partners are #702724 and #12511c.

Is white or black text more readable on #283f7a?

White text reads better on #283f7a: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and black gives 2.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283f7a a warm or cool color?

#283f7a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 38.2% and its chroma 0.104.