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#284283 color: Official Violet

#284283 is rgb(40, 66, 131) in RGB and oklch(39.578% 0.11382 265.187) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

39.6%
0.114
265°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #284283

#284283 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.6% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 265°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.56:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, 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: #284283 mixed with white

  1. 284283
  2. 3b5490
  3. 4e669d
  4. 6279a9
  5. 778bb6
  6. 8d9ec2
  7. a3b1ce
  8. b9c4db
  9. d0d7e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #284283 mixed with black

  1. 284283
  2. 213871
  3. 1b2f60
  4. 15254f
  5. 0f1c3f
  6. 09142f
  7. 040b20
  8. 020512
  9. 010106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284283 with less saturation

  1. 284283
  2. 2b437d
  3. 2e4477
  4. 314571
  5. 35456b
  6. 384665
  7. 3b465f
  8. 3e4659
  9. 414753
  10. 44474d

Questions about #284283

What color is #284283?

#284283 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(40, 66, 131), in HSL hsl(222.86, 53.22%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.578% 0.11382 265.187).

What colors go well with #284283?

The complementary color of #284283 is #5f4100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004d78 and #4c367c. The triadic partners are #782725 and #0f561a.

Is white or black text more readable on #284283?

White text reads better on #284283: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284283 a warm or cool color?

#284283 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 39.6% and its chroma 0.114.