#282B72#282B72

#282B72 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.034; OKLCH L 33.3% C 0.120 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282B72
RGB	rgb(40, 43, 114)
HSL	hsl(238, 48%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.56, 22.62, -41.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.56, 47.25, 298.60°)
OKLab	oklab(33.28% 0.0123 -0.1193)
OKLCH	oklch(33.28% 0.12 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.7752, 3.3934, 16.3197)
Luminance	0.0339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282B72 #726F28

analogous

#285072 #282B72 #4A2872

triadic

#282B72 #72282B #2B7228

tetradic

#282B72 #722850 #726F28 #28724A

square

#282B72 #722850 #726F28 #28724A

split-complementary

#282B72 #724A28 #507228

monochromatic

#080917 #181A45 #282B72 #383C9F #5257C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.51

#282B72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.68

#282B72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282B72

12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282B72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282B72	1.00	12.51	1.68	12.51
#FFFFFF	12.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003774

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003171

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#003C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#343434

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282b72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 43, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.3% 0.120 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6b649b',
    500: '#282b72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282b72;
$custom-light: #6b649b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282b72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.568,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33284,
    "c": 0.11996,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.03394
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282B72

secondary

#A4A152

accent

#D250D8

background

#F6F6F9

surface

#ECEBF2

border

#C7C6CC

text

#07050E

muted

#7A7A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #282B72

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

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