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#284282 color: Official Violet

#284282 is rgb(40, 66, 130) in RGB and oklch(39.504% 0.11233 265.046) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

39.5%
0.112
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.19:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #284282

#284282 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.58:1 contrast and black text 2.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Official Violet (#2e4182). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #284282 mixed with white

  1. 284282
  2. 3b548f
  3. 4e669c
  4. 6278a8
  5. 778bb5
  6. 8d9ec1
  7. a3b1ce
  8. b9c4da
  9. d0d7e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #284282 mixed with black

  1. 284282
  2. 213870
  3. 1b2f5f
  4. 15254e
  5. 0f1c3e
  6. 09142f
  7. 040b20
  8. 020512
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284282 with less saturation

  1. 284282
  2. 2b437c
  3. 2e4476
  4. 314571
  5. 34456b
  6. 384665
  7. 3b465f
  8. 3d4659
  9. 404653
  10. 43464d

Questions about #284282

What color is #284282?

#284282 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(40, 66, 130), in HSL hsl(222.67, 52.94%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.504% 0.11233 265.046).

What colors go well with #284282?

The complementary color of #284282 is #5f4000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d78 and #4c377b. The triadic partners are #772726 and #11551a.

Is white or black text more readable on #284282?

White text reads better on #284282: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and black gives 2.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284282 a warm or cool color?

#284282 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.112.