#282cd4

Color #282cd4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 15.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#282cd4

RGB

rgb(40, 44, 212)

HSL

hsl(238.6, 68.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(238.6, 81.1%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.1%, 79.2%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(31.82, 55.77, -84.13)

LCH

lch(31.82, 100.94, 303.54)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.2437, 269.53)

HWB

hwb(238.6, 15.7%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4d028

Analogous

#2882d4

#282cd4

#7a28d4

Triadic

#282cd4

#d4282c

#2cd428

Split-complementary

#282cd4

#d47a28

#82d428

Tetradic

#282cd4

#d028d4

#d4d028

#2cd428

Square

#282cd4

#d42882

#d4d028

#28d47a

Shades

Color #282cd4 mixed toward black.

#2125b1

#1b1d8d

#14166a

#0d0f47

#070723

Tints

Color #282cd4 mixed toward white.

#4a4ddd

#6e71e4

#9294eb

#b7b8f1

#dbdbf8

Tones

Color #282cd4 mixed toward gray.

#363ac6

#4547b7

#5355a9

#61639b

#70708c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#2a2abc · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#2a29b6 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#28a7a1 · ΔE 48.7

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 30.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #282cd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#282cd4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#282cd4 (#282cd4) is rgb(40, 44, 212) in RGB.

No, #282cd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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