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Recognised as Colour

#282DE7

  • #282DE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#282DE7 is a blue with RGB values 40, 45, 231 and HSL 238°, 80%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#282DE7#282DE7
HEX#282DE7
RGBrgb(40, 45, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1765, 0.9059
RGB percentages15.7%, 17.6%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(238.4, 79.9%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.4, 82.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK82.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,633,191
CSS custom property--colour: #282DE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08097WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#D7D218

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#00698Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Blue · ΔE 24.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark blue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7E228
Analogous#288DE7, #8328E7
Triadic#E7282D, #2DE728
Split complementary#E78228, #8DE728
Tetradic#E7288D, #E7E228, #28E782

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E0FB
Lighter +30%#B2B3F6
Lighter +20%#8487F1
Lighter +10%#565AEC
Darker −10%#161BC6
Darker −20%#111598
Darker −30%#0C0E6A
Darker −40%#07083C
More saturated +25%#1016FF
Less saturated −25%#4649C9

Channel breakdown

R40
G45
B231
Red40 (15.7%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue238.43°
Saturation (HSL)79.92%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 2D · B E7

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