#284E9A#284E9A
#284E9A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.132 H 262.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #284E9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 78, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 74%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74%, 49.4%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.46, 13.96, -45.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.46, 47.59, 287.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.97% -0.0175 -0.1306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.97% 0.132 262.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4301, 8.2320, 31.6575) |
| Luminance | 0.0823 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 2.39
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 3.14
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 3.41
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 4.20
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.58
Light Navy
#155084
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#284E9A #9A7428
analogous
#28879A #284E9A #3B289A
triadic
#284E9A #9A284E #4E9A28
tetradic
#284E9A #9A2887 #9A7428 #289A3B
square
#284E9A #9A2887 #9A7428 #289A3B
split-complementary
#284E9A #9A3B28 #879A28
monochromatic
#0F1D39 #1B3569 #284E9A #3567CA #658BD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.93
#284E9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.65
#284E9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #284E9A
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##284E9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##284E9A | 1.00 | 7.93 | 2.65 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#23579D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00606C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #284e9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 78, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.132 262.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#727fb8',
500: '#284e9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #284e9a; $custom-light: #727fb8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#284e9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 78,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220,
"s": 58.763,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43971,
"c": 0.13176,
"h": 262.4
},
"luminance": 0.08233
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#284E9A
secondary
#BD9E61
accent
#AE46E2
background
#F7F7FB
surface
#EDEEF6
border
#C8C9D0
text
#090A11
muted
#7B7C80