#282938#282938

#282938 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.023; OKLCH L 28.7% C 0.027 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282938
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 56)
HSL	hsl(236, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(236, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 26.8%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.10, 3.66, -9.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.10, 10.43, 290.51°)
OKLab	oklab(28.67% 0.0055 -0.0269)
OKLCH	oklch(28.67% 0.027 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.3816, 2.3225, 4.0634)
Luminance	0.0232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282938 #383728

analogous

#283138 #282938 #2F2838

triadic

#282938 #382829 #293828

tetradic

#282938 #382831 #383728 #28382F

square

#282938 #382831 #383728 #28382F

split-complementary

#282938 #382F28 #313828

monochromatic

#0D0D12 #0F0F14 #282938 #42435C #5B5D7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.34

#282938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.46

#282938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282938

14.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282938	1.00	14.34	1.46	14.34
#FFFFFF	14.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#252B39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#242A38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242C2E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2A2A2A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(28.7% 0.027 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62626e',
    500: '#282938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282938;
$custom-light: #62626e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.28666,
    "c": 0.02741,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02323
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282938

secondary

#696753

accent

#B56EB9

background

#F5F5F6

surface

#EAEAEC

border

#C6C6C7

text

#050507

muted

#79797A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282938

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

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