Information about #28387F color

#28387F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#28387F falls into the Blue Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 56, 127) — 15.7% red, 22% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 28 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#28387F is a confidently colored deep-sea blue that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Astronaut (#283A77). Nearby in the Register you will also find Coleman Blue (#2B358C) and Zoop De Loop (#254683).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 56, 127) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #28387F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#28387F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#28387F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #28387F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Astronaut color link
Astronaut

#283A77

Coleman Blue color link
Coleman Blue

#2B358C

Zoop De Loop color link
Zoop De Loop

#254683

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Sea World color link
Sea World

#323F75

Blue Whale color link
Blue Whale

#342D7E

Torea Bay color link
Torea Bay

#353D75

Believe color link
Believe

#352F77

Kudos color link
Kudos

#353A8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28387F
  • RGB40, 56, 127
  • CMYK34, 28, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(40, 56, 127)
  • HSL229°, 52%, 33%
  • HSL Precise228.966°, 52.096%, 32.745%
  • HSV229°, 69%, 50%
  • HSB229°, 69%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.220, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.220, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.220, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28387F
  • DECIMAL ID2635903
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01