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Recognised as Colour

#282D93

  • #282D93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#282D93 is a blue with RGB values 40, 45, 147 and HSL 237°, 57%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#282D93#282D93
HEX#282D93
RGBrgb(40, 45, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1765, 0.5765
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.6%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(237.2, 57.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.2, 72.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK72.8%, 69.4%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,633,107
CSS custom property--colour: #282D93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#D7D26C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004096no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#003691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00495Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 11.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.2Indigo · ΔE 19.1Navy · ΔE 20.3Slate blue · ΔE 20.5
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 11.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#938E28
Analogous#286393, #582893
Triadic#93282D, #2D9328
Split complementary#935828, #639328
Tetradic#932863, #938E28, #289358

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1A5E6
Lighter +30%#797EDB
Lighter +20%#5157D0
Lighter +10%#3339BB
Darker −10%#1D216B
Darker −20%#121443
Darker −30%#07081B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1118AA
Less saturated −25%#3F427C

Channel breakdown

R40
G45
B147
Red40 (15.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue237.2°
Saturation (HSL)57.22%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2D · B 93

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