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#284688 color: Pacific Navy

#284688 is rgb(40, 70, 136) in RGB and oklch(40.852% 0.11597 263.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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221°
100%

40.9%
0.116
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.32:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #284688

#284688 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 40.9% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.04:1 contrast and black text 2.32:1, 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: #284688 mixed with white

  1. 284688
  2. 3b5894
  3. 4f6aa1
  4. 637cad
  5. 788eb9
  6. 8da0c5
  7. a3b3d1
  8. b9c5dc
  9. d0d8e8
  10. e7ecf3

Darker: #284688 mixed with black

  1. 284688
  2. 213c75
  3. 1b3263
  4. 152852
  5. 0f1e41
  6. 091531
  7. 040d22
  8. 020513
  9. 010206
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284688 with less saturation

  1. 284688
  2. 2c4782
  3. 2f487c
  4. 334976
  5. 364970
  6. 3a4a6a
  7. 3d4a64
  8. 404a5d
  9. 444a57
  10. 474a50

Questions about #284688

What color is #284688?

#284688 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(40, 70, 136), in HSL hsl(221.25, 54.55%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.852% 0.11597 263.685).

What colors go well with #284688?

The complementary color of #284688 is #644300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00527b and #4e3a82. The triadic partners are #7d2a2a and #17591a.

Is white or black text more readable on #284688?

White text reads better on #284688: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and black gives 2.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284688 a warm or cool color?

#284688 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 40.9% and its chroma 0.116.