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#284889 color: Pacific Navy

#284889 is rgb(40, 72, 137) in RGB and oklch(41.379% 0.11486 262.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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220°
100%

41.4%
0.115
263°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • blue-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #284889

#284889 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 41.4% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 263°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.83:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, 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: #284889 mixed with white

  1. 284889
  2. 3b5a95
  3. 4f6ba1
  4. 637dad
  5. 788fb9
  6. 8ea1c5
  7. a3b3d1
  8. bac6dd
  9. d0d9e8
  10. e7ecf4

Darker: #284889 mixed with black

  1. 284889
  2. 213d76
  3. 1b3364
  4. 152953
  5. 0f1f42
  6. 091631
  7. 040d22
  8. 020614
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284889 with less saturation

  1. 284889
  2. 2c4983
  3. 304a7d
  4. 334a77
  5. 374b71
  6. 3b4b6b
  7. 3e4c65
  8. 414c5f
  9. 454c58
  10. 484b52

Questions about #284889

What color is #284889?

#284889 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Pacific Navy. In RGB it is rgb(40, 72, 137), in HSL hsl(220.21, 54.8%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.379% 0.11486 262.716).

What colors go well with #284889?

The complementary color of #284889 is #664400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00537c and #4f3c83. The triadic partners are #7e2b2d and #1c5a1a.

Is white or black text more readable on #284889?

White text reads better on #284889: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284889 a warm or cool color?

#284889 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 263 degrees, its lightness 41.4% and its chroma 0.115.