#282440#282440

#282440 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.021; OKLCH L 27.9% C 0.051 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282440
RGB	rgb(40, 36, 64)
HSL	hsl(249, 28%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(249, 44%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 43.8%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(15.92, 9.75, -17.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(15.92, 19.75, 299.57°)
OKLab	oklab(27.89% 0.0168 -0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(27.89% 0.051 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(2.4311, 2.0830, 5.1235)
Luminance	0.0208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282440 #3C4024

analogous

#242E40 #282440 #362440

triadic

#282440 #402824 #244028

tetradic

#282440 #40242E #3C4024 #244036

square

#282440 #40242E #3C4024 #244036

split-complementary

#282440 #403624 #2E4024

monochromatic

#0C0B14 #100E19 #282440 #403A67 #59508E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.82

#282440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.42

#282440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282440

14.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282440	1.00	14.82	1.42	14.82
#FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C2841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C273F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22292F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#282828

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 36, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(27.9% 0.051 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#635e75',
    500: '#282440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282440;
$custom-light: #635e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 28,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.27895,
    "c": 0.0509,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.02083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282440

secondary

#6D734D

accent

#C463B6

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#EAE9ED

border

#C6C5C8

text

#050408

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #282440

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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