All About Color #284E8A

#284E8A

About #284E8A

#284E8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #284E8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 78, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 217°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 43%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 8.25:1 on white and 2.55:1 on black.

#284E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 4E, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 43.48%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 78, 138
HSL217°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 116, 212
HSV (HSB)216.73°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1001110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB33.42, 7.78, -37.43
RGB Percent15.69%, 30.59%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH33.42, 38.23, 281.74
XYZ8.19, 7.73, 25.11
CIE-L*UV33.42, -14.65, -51.89
xyY0.20, 0.19, 7.73
Hunter-Lab27.81, 3.87, -34.05
RYB15.69%, 26.42%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#284E8A on a dark background: contrast 2.55:1, fails WCAG AA.
#284E8A on a light background: contrast 8.25:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #284E8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#284E8A · #4578C9 · #142643 · #8A6528 · #C99745

Analogous palette

#288A65 · #287F8A · #284E8A · #34288A · #65288A

Triadic palette

#284E8A · #8A284E · #4E8A28 · #4578C9 · #C94578

Tetradic palette

#284E8A · #8A287F · #8A6528 · #288A34 · #142643

Monochromatic palette

#060B14 · #172C4F · #284E8A · #396FC6 · #759AD7

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