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#284CCC Color

#284CCC is rgb(40, 76, 204) in RGB, hsl(227, 67%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 63%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is New Car (#214FC6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#284CCC
HEX#284CCC
RGBrgb(40, 76, 204)
HSLhsl(227, 67%, 48%)
HSVhsv(227, 80%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 63%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.202 266.3)
LABlab(36.58% 25.38 -71.34)
LCHlch(36.58% 75.72 289.58)

What #284CCC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #284CCC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#284CCC Channel Values

How #284CCC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 76 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 227° · S 67% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 227° · S 80% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 63% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.01:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #284CCC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #284CCC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #284CCC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #284CCC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #284CCC.

How #284CCC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#284CCC
Protanopia#4747CC
Protanomaly#3D49CC
Deuteranopia#4343CC
Deuteranomaly#3A47CC
Tritanopia#006868
Tritanomaly#005E9A
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #284CCC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-284ccc: #284CCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #284CCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-284ccc': '#284CCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.298, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_284ccc">#284CCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#284CCC"

More Blue Colors

#284CCC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#284CCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #284CCC?

#284CCC is a mid-tone blue — rgb(40, 76, 204) in RGB and hsl(227, 67%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is New Car (#214FC6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #284CCC?

#284CCC is rgb(40, 76, 204) — red 40, green 76, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #284CCC?

#284CCC converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 63%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #284CCC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #284CCC scores 7.01:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #284CCC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #284CCC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 13.57, which is visibly different.

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