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Recognised as Colour

#282C5C

  • #282C5C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#282C5C is a blue with RGB values 40, 44, 92 and HSL 235°, 39%, 26%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#282C5C#282C5C
HEX#282C5C
RGBrgb(40, 44, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1725, 0.3608
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.3%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(235.4, 39.4%, 25.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.4, 56.5%, 36.1%)
CMYK56.5%, 52.2%, 0%, 63.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,796
CSS custom property--colour: #282C5C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03025WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness50.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.08:1
Contrast with white13.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#D7D3A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#16335Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#102F5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#11373Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Midnight blue · ΔE 27.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 36.4Steel blue · ΔE 37Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.9Black · ΔE 38.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5C5828
Analogous#28465C, #3E285C
Triadic#5C282C, #2C5C28
Split complementary#5C3E28, #465C28
Tetradic#5C2846, #5C5828, #285C3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#868BCA
Lighter +30%#6269BB
Lighter +20%#474EA3
Lighter +10%#373D80
Darker −10%#191B38
Darker −20%#090A15
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#171E6C
Less saturated −25%#383A4B

Channel breakdown

R40
G44
B92
Red40 (15.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue235.38°
Saturation (HSL)39.39%
Lightness25.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2C · B 5C

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