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Recognised as Colour

#282CE5

  • #282CE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#282CE5 is a blue with RGB values 40, 44, 229 and HSL 239°, 78%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#282CE5#282CE5
HEX#282CE5
RGBrgb(40, 44, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1725, 0.898
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.3%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(238.7, 78.4%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.7, 82.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK82.5%, 80.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,632,933
CSS custom property--colour: #282CE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0791WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D7D31A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00688Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.8Blue violet · ΔE 20Blue · ΔE 25.1Dark violet · ΔE 26.1Dark blue · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5E128
Analogous#288BE5, #8228E5
Triadic#E5282C, #2CE528
Split complementary#E58228, #8BE528
Tetradic#E5288B, #E5E128, #28E582

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEDFFB
Lighter +30%#B0B2F6
Lighter +20%#8385F0
Lighter +10%#5559EB
Darker −10%#181BC2
Darker −20%#121595
Darker −30%#0D0E67
Darker −40%#07083A
More saturated +25%#0E13FF
Less saturated −25%#4649C7

Channel breakdown

R40
G44
B229
Red40 (15.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue238.73°
Saturation (HSL)78.42%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2C · B E5

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