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#284fa7 color: The Blues Brothers

#284fa7 is rgb(40, 79, 167) in RGB and oklch(45.175% 0.1488 263.566) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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222°
100%

45.2%
0.149
264°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sapphire
  • blue-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #284fa7

#284fa7 is a soft dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 264°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.59:1 contrast and black text 2.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is The Blues Brothers (#214daa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #284fa7 mixed with white

  1. 284fa7
  2. 3c61b1
  3. 5072bb
  4. 6484c4
  5. 7995cd
  6. 8ea7d6
  7. a4b8df
  8. bacae7
  9. d1dbef
  10. e8edf7

Darker: #284fa7 mixed with black

  1. 284fa7
  2. 214491
  3. 1b387b
  4. 152e66
  5. 0f2352
  6. 09193e
  7. 04102c
  8. 02071a
  9. 01020a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #284fa7 with less saturation

  1. 284fa7
  2. 2d519f
  3. 325297
  4. 37538f
  5. 3b5487
  6. 40557f
  7. 455677
  8. 49566f
  9. 4d5667
  10. 51565e

Questions about #284fa7

What color is #284fa7?

#284fa7 is soft dark blue. The closest named color is The Blues Brothers. In RGB it is rgb(40, 79, 167), in HSL hsl(221.57, 61.35%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.175% 0.1488 263.566).

What colors go well with #284fa7?

The complementary color of #284fa7 is #734e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #005e8c and #5c3f9f. The triadic partners are #97262a and #00690d.

Is white or black text more readable on #284fa7?

White text reads better on #284fa7: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 and black gives 2.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #284fa7 a warm or cool color?

#284fa7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 264 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.149.