#282C85#282C85

#282C85 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 35.2% C 0.146 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282C85
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 133)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(237, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.49, 28.96, -50.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.49, 58.11, 299.89°)
OKLab	oklab(35.23% 0.0104 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(35.23% 0.146 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.0080, 3.9454, 22.6307)
Luminance	0.0395 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282C85 #858128

analogous

#285B85 #282C85 #532885

triadic

#282C85 #85282C #2C8528

tetradic

#282C85 #85285B #858128 #288553

square

#282C85 #85285B #858128 #288553

split-complementary

#282C85 #855328 #5B8528

monochromatic

#0C0D27 #1A1C56 #282C85 #363CB4 #5A5FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.74

#282C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.79

#282C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282C85

11.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282C85	1.00	11.74	1.79	11.74
#FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#003C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003483

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#004354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.2% 0.146 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f65a9',
    500: '#282c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282c85;
$custom-light: #6f65a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.419,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35226,
    "c": 0.14581,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282C85

secondary

#B3AF56

accent

#D74BDD

background

#F7F6FA

surface

#EDEBF4

border

#C8C6CE

text

#080510

muted

#7B7A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #282C85

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

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