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#282948

#282948 is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 29% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #282948 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#282948
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #282948

What color is #282948?

#282948 is a very dark, muted blue, close to the color Ink Blue. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 16.1% green, and 28.2% blue. Its hue is 238°, with 29% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.

What is #282948 in RGB?

#282948 is rgb(40, 41, 72): 40 red, 41 green, and 72 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #282948 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(44, 43, 0, 72). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #282948?

PANTONE 289 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #282948?

Its complement #2D2D0C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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