All About Color #284C9A

#284C9A

About #284C9A

#284C9A is a dark blue color with the hex code #284C9A. In RGB it is red 40, green 76, blue 154; in HSL it is hue 221°, saturation 59%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 74%, 51%, 0%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 8.11:1 on white and 2.59:1 on black.

#284C9A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 4C, 9A
CMYK74.03%, 50.65%, 0.00%, 39.61%
RGB Decimal40, 76, 154
HSL221°, 59%, 38%
RGB Octal50, 114, 232
HSV (HSB)221.05°, 74.03%, 60.39%
RGB Binary101000, 1001100, 10011010
CIE-L*AB33.89, 15.32, -46.43
RGB Percent15.69%, 29.80%, 60.39%
CIE-L*CH33.89, 48.89, 288.26
XYZ9.29, 7.95, 31.62
CIE-L*UV33.89, -13.87, -65.18
xyY0.19, 0.16, 7.95
Hunter-Lab28.20, 9.46, -46.73
RYB15.69%, 26.42%, 60.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#284C9A on a dark background: contrast 2.59:1, fails WCAG AA.
#284C9A on a light background: contrast 8.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #284C9A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#284C9A · #4D77D1 · #152851 · #9A7628 · #D1A74D

Analogous palette

#289A76 · #28859A · #284C9A · #3D289A · #76289A

Triadic palette

#284C9A · #9A284C · #4C9A28 · #4D77D1 · #D14D77

Tetradic palette

#284C9A · #9A2885 · #9A7628 · #289A3D · #152851

Monochromatic palette

#081020 · #182E5D · #284C9A · #406DCE · #7D9CDE

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