#282c71

Color #282c71

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#282c71

RGB

rgb(40, 44, 113)

HSL

hsl(236.7, 47.7%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.7, 64.6%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.6%, 61.1%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(21.74, 21.56, -40.54)

LCH

lch(21.74, 45.92, 298)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.117, 275.54)

HWB

hwb(236.7, 15.7%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#716d28

Analogous

#285171

#282c71

#482871

Triadic

#282c71

#71282c

#2c7128

Split-complementary

#282c71

#714828

#517128

Tetradic

#282c71

#6d2871

#716d28

#2c7128

Square

#282c71

#712851

#716d28

#287148

Shades

Color #282c71 mixed toward black.

#21255e

#1b1d4b

#141638

#0d0f26

#070713

Tints

Color #282c71 mixed toward white.

#383d9d

#4f55c1

#7b80d0

#a7aae0

#d3d5ef

Tones

Color #282c71 mixed toward gray.

#2e316b

#343765

#3a3c5f

#404259

#464753

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.69:1

White text reads better on this background (12.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2a65 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#2a2962 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#285b58 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 23.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #282c71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282c71]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#282c71 (#282c71) is rgb(40, 44, 113) in RGB.

No, #282c71 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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