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Recognised as Colour

#282C93

  • #282C93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#282C93 is a blue with RGB values 40, 44, 147 and HSL 238°, 57%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#282C93#282C93
HEX#282C93
RGBrgb(40, 44, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1725, 0.5765
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.3%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(237.8, 57.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.8, 72.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK72.8%, 70.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,851
CSS custom property--colour: #282C93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness63.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D7D36C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004096no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00485Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9Indigo · ΔE 18.5Navy · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#938F28
Analogous#286293, #592893
Triadic#93282C, #2C9328
Split complementary#935928, #629328
Tetradic#932862, #938F28, #289359

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1A4E6
Lighter +30%#797DDB
Lighter +20%#5156D0
Lighter +10%#3338BB
Darker −10%#1D206B
Darker −20%#121443
Darker −30%#07081B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1116AA
Less saturated −25%#3F427C

Channel breakdown

R40
G44
B147
Red40 (15.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue237.76°
Saturation (HSL)57.22%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2C · B 93

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