#282C38#282C38

#282C38 is a dark, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.025; OKLCH L 29.4% C 0.023 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 13.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C38
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 56)
HSL	hsl(225, 17%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(225, 29%, 22%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 21.4%, 0%, 78%)
CIE-LAB	lab(18.09, 1.55, -8.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(18.09, 8.40, 280.64°)
OKLab	oklab(29.44% 0.0002 -0.0226)
OKLCH	oklch(29.44% 0.023 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(2.4894, 2.5379, 4.0993)
Luminance	0.0254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C38 #383428

analogous

#283438 #282C38 #2C2838

triadic

#282C38 #38282C #2C3828

tetradic

#282C38 #382834 #383428 #28382C

square

#282C38 #382834 #383428 #28382C

split-complementary

#282C38 #382C28 #343828

monochromatic

#0D0E12 #0F1014 #282C38 #42485C #5B647F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

13.93

#282C38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.51

#282C38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C38

13.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C38	1.00	13.93	1.51	13.93
#FFFFFF	13.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	13.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#282D39

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#272C38

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#242E30

Achromatopsia (no color)

#2C2C2C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(29.4% 0.023 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#62656e',
    500: '#282c38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c38;
$custom-light: #62656e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 16.667,
    "l": 18.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.2944,
    "c": 0.02261,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.02538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C38

secondary

#696353

accent

#A76EB9

background

#F5F6F6

surface

#EAEBEB

border

#C6C6C6

text

#050507

muted

#797A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C38

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

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