#282EC5#282EC5

#282EC5 is a dark, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.225 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#282EC5
RGB	rgb(40, 46, 197)
HSL	hsl(238, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(79.7%, 76.6%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.48, 49.96, -77.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.48, 92.29, 302.77°)
OKLab	oklab(42.2% 0.0002 -0.2248)
OKLCH	oklch(42.2% 0.225 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9267, 6.4350, 53.4260)
Luminance	0.0644 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.40

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#282EC5 #C5BF28

analogous

#287DC5 #282EC5 #7128C5

triadic

#282EC5 #C5282E #2EC528

tetradic

#282EC5 #C5287D #C5BF28 #28C571

square

#282EC5 #C5287D #C5BF28 #28C571

split-complementary

#282EC5 #C57128 #7DC528

monochromatic

#13165F #1E2292 #282EC5 #4F54DB #8286E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#282EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#282EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #282EC5

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##282EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##282EC5	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0040C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #282ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 46, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.225 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f69d8',
    500: '#282ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #282ec5;
$custom-light: #7f69d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#282ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.707,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42198,
    "c": 0.22477,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#282EC5

secondary

#CECB7A

accent

#E33FE9

background

#F8F6FD

surface

#F0EBFB

border

#CBC6D4

text

#0C0615

muted

#7D7A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #282EC5

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

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