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#284d8a color: Unity

#284d8a is rgb(40, 77, 138) in RGB and oklch(42.603% 0.11001 259.864) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

42.6%
0.110
260°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cobalt
  • sky-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #284d8a

#284d8a is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 42.6% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.34:1 contrast and black text 2.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Unity (#264d8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #284d8a mixed with white

  1. 284d8a
  2. 3c5e96
  3. 506fa2
  4. 6481ae
  5. 7992ba
  6. 8fa4c5
  7. a4b5d1
  8. bac8dd
  9. d1dae8
  10. e8ecf4

Darker: #284d8a mixed with black

  1. 284d8a
  2. 214277
  3. 1b3765
  4. 152c53
  5. 0f2242
  6. 091832
  7. 040f22
  8. 020714
  9. 010207
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284d8a with less saturation

  1. 284d8a
  2. 2d4e84
  3. 314e7e
  4. 354f79
  5. 394f73
  6. 3d4f6d
  7. 414f67
  8. 444f61
  9. 484f5b
  10. 4b4f55

Questions about #284d8a

What color is #284d8a?

#284d8a is soft dark blue. The closest named color is Unity. In RGB it is rgb(40, 77, 138), in HSL hsl(217.35, 55.06%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.603% 0.11001 259.864).

What colors go well with #284d8a?

The complementary color of #284d8a is #6d4600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00587e and #4f4286. The triadic partners are #803135 and #295d1c.

Is white or black text more readable on #284d8a?

White text reads better on #284d8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and black gives 2.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284d8a a warm or cool color?

#284d8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 42.6% and its chroma 0.11.