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#284686 color: Pacific Navy

#284686 is rgb(40, 70, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.706% 0.11302 263.352) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

40.7%
0.113
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #284686

#284686 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.09:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacific Navy (#25488a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-900.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #284686 mixed with white

  1. 284686
  2. 3b5893
  3. 4f6a9f
  4. 637bab
  5. 788eb7
  6. 8da0c4
  7. a3b2d0
  8. b9c5dc
  9. d0d8e7
  10. e7ecf3

Darker: #284686 mixed with black

  1. 284686
  2. 213c74
  3. 1b3262
  4. 152851
  5. 0f1e40
  6. 091530
  7. 040d21
  8. 020513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284686 with less saturation

  1. 284686
  2. 2c4780
  3. 2f487a
  4. 334874
  5. 36496e
  6. 394968
  7. 3d4a62
  8. 404a5c
  9. 434a56
  10. 464a50

Questions about #284686

What color is #284686?

#284686 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(40, 70, 134), in HSL hsl(220.85, 54.02%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.706% 0.11302 263.352).

What colors go well with #284686?

The complementary color of #284686 is #644300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00517a and #4e3a80. The triadic partners are #7b2a2b and #1a581b.

Is white or black text more readable on #284686?

White text reads better on #284686: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284686 a warm or cool color?

#284686 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.113.