Recognised as Colour
#282BA0
- #282BA0
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#282BA0 is a blue with RGB values 40, 43, 160 and HSL 239°, 60%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#282BA0#282BA0
HEX#282BA0
RGBrgb(40, 43, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1686, 0.6275
RGB percentages15.7%, 16.9%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(238.5, 60%, 39.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 75%, 62.7%)
CMYK75%, 73.1%, 0%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,608
CSS custom property--colour: #282BA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.81:1
Contrast with white10.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D7D45F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A09D28
Analogous#2867A0, #6128A0
Triadic#A0282B, #2BA028
Split complementary#A06128, #67A028
Tetradic#A02867, #A09D28, #28A061
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G43
B160
Red40 (15.7%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue238.5°
Saturation (HSL)60%
Lightness39.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2B · B A0
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