#284a79

Color #284a79

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 22.82 Nearest Tailwind class sky-900 #024a70 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#284a79

RGB

rgb(40, 74, 121)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 50.3%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 66.9%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(31.18, 3.94, -30.47)

LCH

lch(31.18, 30.72, 277.37)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0888, 256.86)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 15.7%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#795728

Analogous

#287379

#284a79

#2f2879

Triadic

#284a79

#79284a

#4a7928

Split-complementary

#284a79

#792f28

#737928

Tetradic

#284a79

#572879

#795728

#4a7928

Square

#284a79

#792873

#795728

#28792f

Shades

Color #284a79 mixed toward black.

#213e65

#1b3151

#14253d

#0d1928

#070c14

Tints

Color #284a79 mixed toward white.

#3665a5

#5081c5

#7ca1d4

#a8c0e2

#d3e0f1

Tones

Color #284a79 mixed toward gray.

#2f4b72

#364c6c

#3c4d65

#434e5e

#4a4f57

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.35:1

White text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a70 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#38356d · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#2a6866 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 18.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #284a79;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#284a79]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#284a79 (#284a79) is rgb(40, 74, 121) in RGB.

No, #284a79 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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