Colour

#282D56

#282D56
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#282D56 is a blue with RGB values 40, 45, 86 and HSL 233°, 37%, 25%. 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

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HEX#282D56

RGBrgb(40, 45, 86)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1765, 0.3373

RGB percentages15.7%, 17.6%, 33.7%

HSLhsl(233.5, 36.5%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 53.5%, 33.7%)

CMYK53.5%, 47.7%, 0%, 66.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,633,046

CSS custom property--colour: #282D56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.03WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness50.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.13:1

Contrast with white13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#D7D2A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C3258no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#182F55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Tritanopia#16363Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 32 Dark slate grey · ΔE 33.4 Black · ΔE 34.3 Steel blue · ΔE 36.3 Dim grey · ΔE 37

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 24.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#565128

Analogous#284456, #3A2856

Triadic#56282D, #2D5628

Split complementary#563A28, #445628

Tetradic#562844, #565128, #28563A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#848BC6

Lighter +30%#616AB6

Lighter +20%#48519C

Lighter +10%#383F79

Darker −10%#181B33

Darker −20%#080910

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#182166

Less saturated −25%#383946

Channel breakdown

R40

G45

B86

Red40 (15.7%)

Green45 (17.6%)

Blue86 (33.7%)

Hue233.48°

Saturation (HSL)36.51%

Lightness24.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 2D · B 56

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