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#28447e color: Sodalite Blue

#28447e is rgb(40, 68, 126) in RGB and oklch(39.675% 0.10373 263.102) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

39.7%
0.104
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #28447e

#28447e is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sodalite Blue (#2c447b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #28447e mixed with white

  1. 28447e
  2. 3b568b
  3. 4f6898
  4. 637aa5
  5. 788cb2
  6. 8d9ebf
  7. a3b1cc
  8. b9c4d9
  9. d0d8e5
  10. e7ebf2

Darker: #28447e mixed with black

  1. 28447e
  2. 213a6d
  3. 1b305c
  4. 15264c
  5. 0f1d3c
  6. 09142d
  7. 040c1f
  8. 020511
  9. 010205
  10. 000001

Calmer: #28447e with less saturation

  1. 28447e
  2. 2b4579
  3. 2f4573
  4. 32466e
  5. 354668
  6. 384763
  7. 3b475e
  8. 3e4758
  9. 414752
  10. 44474d

Questions about #28447e

What color is #28447e?

#28447e is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Sodalite Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 68, 126), in HSL hsl(220.47, 51.81%, 32.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.675% 0.10373 263.102).

What colors go well with #28447e?

The complementary color of #28447e is #604000. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004e75 and #4a3a79. The triadic partners are #752b2b and #1e541d.

Is white or black text more readable on #28447e?

White text reads better on #28447e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28447e a warm or cool color?

#28447e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.104.