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Colour

#282A82

  • #282A82
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#282A82 is a blue with RGB values 40, 42, 130 and HSL 239°, 53%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#282A82#282A82
HEX#282A82
RGBrgb(40, 42, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1647, 0.5098
RGB percentages15.7%, 16.5%, 51%
HSLhsl(238.7, 52.9%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 69.2%, 51%)
CMYK69.2%, 67.7%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,322
CSS custom property--colour: #282A82;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness58.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.04:1
Contrast with white12.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#303030
Inverted#D7D57D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003A85no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#003280no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#004152no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 7.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 17.3Indigo · ΔE 22.9Slate blue · ΔE 25Navy · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 7.31, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#828028
Analogous#285782, #532882
Triadic#82282A, #2A8228
Split complementary#825328, #578228
Tetradic#822857, #828028, #288253

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9799DF
Lighter +30%#7072D3
Lighter +20%#494CC7
Lighter +10%#3437A9
Darker −10%#1C1D5B
Darker −20%#101134
Darker −30%#04040D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#131697
Less saturated −25%#3D3E6D

Channel breakdown

R40
G42
B130
Red40 (15.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue238.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2A · B 82

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