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#284E67 Color

#284E67 is rgb(40, 78, 103) in RGB, hsl(204, 44%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Police Blue (#374F6B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#284E67
HEX#284E67
RGBrgb(40, 78, 103)
HSLhsl(204, 44%, 28%)
HSVhsv(204, 61%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(40.7% 0.06 239.4)
LABlab(31.24% -7.74 -19.00)
LCHlch(31.24% 20.51 247.84)

What #284E67 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 #284E67, 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.

#284E67 Channel Values

How #284E67 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 78 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 204° · S 44% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 204° · S 61% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.84:1 vs white · 2.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #284E67 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 text8.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #284E67

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #284E67; 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 #284E67

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.

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How #284E67 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#284E67
Protanopia#494967
Protanomaly#3E4B67
Deuteranopia#444468
Deuteranomaly#3B4867
Tritanopia#1F5252
Tritanomaly#23505B
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

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Using #284E67 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-284e67: #284E67;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #284E67;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-284e67': '#284E67' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.306, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_284e67">#284E67</color>
SVG fillfill="#284E67"

More Blue Colors

#284E67 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#284E67 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #284E67?

#284E67 is a dark blue — rgb(40, 78, 103) in RGB and hsl(204, 44%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Police Blue (#374F6B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #284E67?

#284E67 is rgb(40, 78, 103) — red 40, green 78, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #284E67?

#284E67 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 24%, 0%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #284E67 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #284E67 scores 8.84:1 against white and 2.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #284E67 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #284E67 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 darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.73, which is visibly different.

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