#282596#282596

#282596 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.040; OKLCH L 35.8% C 0.176 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282596
RGB	rgb(40, 37, 150)
HSL	hsl(242, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(242, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.59, 39.33, -60.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.59, 72.40, 302.91°)
OKLab	oklab(35.81% 0.0124 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(35.81% 0.176 274)
XYZ	xyz(7.0398, 3.9756, 29.2446)
Luminance	0.0398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282596 #939625

analogous

#255B96 #282596 #612596

triadic

#282596 #962825 #259628

tetradic

#282596 #96255B #939625 #259661

square

#282596 #96255B #939625 #259661

split-complementary

#282596 #966125 #5B9625

monochromatic

#0E0D34 #1B1965 #282596 #3531C7 #615ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.70

#282596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.80

#282596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282596

11.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282596	1.00	11.70	1.80	11.70
#FFFFFF	11.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003394

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00465B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 37, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.8% 0.176 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7461b6',
    500: '#282596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282596;
$custom-light: #7461b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.593,
    "s": 60.428,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35811,
    "c": 0.17624,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.03976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282596

secondary

#BABC5B

accent

#E444DF

background

#F7F5FB

surface

#EEEAF6

border

#C9C6D0

text

#0A0511

muted

#7C7980

Preview Lab

Preview with #282596

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

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