#284EAE#284EAE
#284EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.160 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #284EAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 78, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.90, 21.70, -55.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.90, 59.27, 291.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.52% -0.0152 -0.159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.52% 0.16 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2367, 8.9546, 41.1724) |
| Luminance | 0.0896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 2.52
Cobalt
#0047AB
ΔE00 2.77
Cobalt (survey)
#1E488F
ΔE00 4.73
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 5.40
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.47
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#284EAE #AE8828
analogous
#2891AE #284EAE #4528AE
triadic
#284EAE #AE284E #4EAE28
tetradic
#284EAE #AE2891 #AE8828 #28AE45
square
#284EAE #AE2891 #AE8828 #28AE45
split-complementary
#284EAE #AE4528 #91AE28
monochromatic
#11214A #1D387C #284EAE #406AD3 #7291DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.52
#284EAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.79
#284EAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #284EAE
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##284EAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##284EAE | 1.00 | 7.52 | 2.79 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BB1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006676
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #284eae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 78, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.160 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#767fc7',
500: '#284eae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #284eae; $custom-light: #767fc7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#284eae",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 78,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.985,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45518,
"c": 0.15973,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.08956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#284EAE
secondary
#C6AC6C
accent
#B742E6
background
#F7F7FC
surface
#EEEEF8
border
#C9C9D1
text
#0A0A13
muted
#7C7C82