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#284485 color: Official Violet

#284485 is rgb(40, 68, 133) in RGB and oklch(40.178% 0.11415 264.345) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

40.2%
0.114
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.26:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #284485

#284485 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.31:1 contrast and black text 2.26:1, 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: #284485 mixed with white

  1. 284485
  2. 3b5692
  3. 4f689e
  4. 637aab
  5. 788cb7
  6. 8d9fc3
  7. a3b2cf
  8. b9c5db
  9. d0d8e7
  10. e7ebf3

Darker: #284485 mixed with black

  1. 284485
  2. 213a73
  3. 1b3061
  4. 152650
  5. 0f1d40
  6. 091430
  7. 040c21
  8. 020513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284485 with less saturation

  1. 284485
  2. 2b457f
  3. 2f4679
  4. 324773
  5. 35476d
  6. 394867
  7. 3c4861
  8. 3f485b
  9. 424855
  10. 45484f

Questions about #284485

What color is #284485?

#284485 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Official Violet. In RGB it is rgb(40, 68, 133), in HSL hsl(221.94, 53.76%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.178% 0.11415 264.345).

What colors go well with #284485?

The complementary color of #284485 is #614200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #004f79 and #4d387f. The triadic partners are #7a2928 and #14571a.

Is white or black text more readable on #284485?

White text reads better on #284485: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and black gives 2.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284485 a warm or cool color?

#284485 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 40.2% and its chroma 0.114.