All About Color #283F8A

#283F8A

About #283F8A

#283F8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #283F8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 63, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 226°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 54%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 9.69:1 on white and 2.17:1 on black.

#283F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 3F, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 54.35%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 63, 138
HSL226°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 77, 212
HSV (HSB)225.92°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 111111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB29.01, 17.95, -44.53
RGB Percent15.69%, 24.71%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH29.01, 48.01, 291.96
XYZ7.24, 5.84, 24.79
CIE-L*UV29.01, -10.07, -59.46
xyY0.19, 0.15, 5.84
Hunter-Lab24.17, 11.18, -43.90
RYB15.69%, 22.99%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#283F8A on a dark background: contrast 2.17:1, fails WCAG AA.
#283F8A on a light background: contrast 9.69:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #283F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#283F8A · #4564C9 · #141F43 · #8A7328 · #C9AA45

Analogous palette

#288A73 · #28708A · #283F8A · #42288A · #73288A

Triadic palette

#283F8A · #8A283F · #3F8A28 · #4564C9 · #C94564

Tetradic palette

#283F8A · #8A2870 · #8A7328 · #288A42 · #141F43

Monochromatic palette

#060914 · #17244F · #283F8A · #395AC6 · #758CD7

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