#282CAD#282CAD

#282CAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.053; OKLCH L 39.3% C 0.198 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282CAD
RGB	rgb(40, 44, 173)
HSL	hsl(238, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.9%, 74.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.49, 43.09, -68.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.49, 80.78, 302.24°)
OKLab	oklab(39.31% 0.005 -0.1978)
OKLCH	oklch(39.31% 0.198 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.3160, 5.2686, 40.0530)
Luminance	0.0527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282CAD #ADA928

analogous

#286FAD #282CAD #6628AD

triadic

#282CAD #AD282C #2CAD28

tetradic

#282CAD #AD286F #ADA928 #28AD66

square

#282CAD #AD286F #ADA928 #28AD66

split-complementary

#282CAD #AD6628 #6FAD28

monochromatic

#11134A #1D1F7B #282CAD #3F44D3 #7174DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.22

#282CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.05

#282CAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282CAD

10.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282CAD	1.00	10.22	2.05	10.22
#FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0047B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#003AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00526A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#414141

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 44, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.3% 0.198 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7967c7',
    500: '#282cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282cad;
$custom-light: #7967c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.195,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39308,
    "c": 0.19787,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282CAD

secondary

#C5C36C

accent

#E142E6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#EFEBF8

border

#CAC6D1

text

#0B0613

muted

#7C7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #282CAD

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

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