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#283f7f color: Mazarine Blue

#283f7f is rgb(40, 63, 127) in RGB and oklch(38.604% 0.11184 266.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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224°
100%

38.6%
0.112
266°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #283f7f

#283f7f is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 38.6% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.96:1 contrast and black text 2.11:1, 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: #283f7f mixed with white

  1. 283f7f
  2. 3a518c
  3. 4e6499
  4. 6276a6
  5. 7789b3
  6. 8c9cc0
  7. a2afcd
  8. b9c3d9
  9. d0d7e6
  10. e7ebf2

Darker: #283f7f mixed with black

  1. 283f7f
  2. 21356e
  3. 1b2c5d
  4. 15234c
  5. 0f1b3c
  6. 09122d
  7. 040a1f
  8. 020411
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #283f7f with less saturation

  1. 283f7f
  2. 2b4079
  3. 2e4174
  4. 30426e
  5. 334368
  6. 364362
  7. 39435c
  8. 3c4456
  9. 3e4450
  10. 41444a

Questions about #283f7f

What color is #283f7f?

#283f7f is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Mazarine Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 63, 127), in HSL hsl(224.14, 52.1%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.604% 0.11184 266.367).

What colors go well with #283f7f?

The complementary color of #283f7f is #5b3f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004a76 and #4b3478. The triadic partners are #742522 and #07531a.

Is white or black text more readable on #283f7f?

White text reads better on #283f7f: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 and black gives 2.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #283f7f a warm or cool color?

#283f7f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 38.6% and its chroma 0.112.