#282940#282940

#282940 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.024; OKLCH L 29.1% C 0.042 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 14.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282940
RGB	rgb(40, 41, 64)
HSL	hsl(238, 23%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(238, 38%, 25%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 74.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(17.49, 6.16, -14.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(17.49, 15.95, 292.71°)
OKLab	oklab(29.1% 0.0084 -0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(29.1% 0.042 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(2.5932, 2.4071, 5.1775)
Luminance	0.0241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282940 #403F28

analogous

#283540 #282940 #332840

triadic

#282940 #402829 #294028

tetradic

#282940 #402835 #403F28 #284033

square

#282940 #402835 #403F28 #284033

split-complementary

#282940 #403328 #354028

monochromatic

#0C0C13 #10111A #282940 #404166 #57598B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

14.18

#282940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.48

#282940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282940

14.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282940	1.00	14.18	1.48	14.18
#FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	14.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#222C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#212A3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#222D31

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2B2B2B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 41, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.1% 0.042 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#636275',
    500: '#282940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282940;
$custom-light: #636275;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 23.077,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.29105,
    "c": 0.0418,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.02407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282940

secondary

#727052

accent

#BC68C0

background

#F5F5F7

surface

#EAEAED

border

#C6C6C8

text

#050508

muted

#79797B

Preview Lab

Preview with #282940

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

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