Colour

#285A6E

#285A6E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#285A6E is a cyan with RGB values 40, 90, 110 and HSL 197°, 47%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#285A6E

RGBrgb(40, 90, 110)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3529, 0.4314

RGB percentages15.7%, 35.3%, 43.1%

HSLhsl(197.1, 46.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 63.6%, 43.1%)

CMYK63.6%, 18.2%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,644,590

CSS custom property--colour: #285A6E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1

Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#D7A591

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4F586Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#45516Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#006060no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8 Dim grey · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Steel blue · ΔE 23.7 Teal · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6E3C28

Analogous#286E5F, #28376E

Triadic#6E285A, #5A6E28

Split complementary#6E2837, #6E5F28

Tetradic#5F286E, #6E3C28, #376E28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#8DC1D5

Lighter +30%#67ACC8

Lighter +20%#4397B9

Lighter +10%#367993

Darker −10%#1A3B49

Darker −20%#0D1D23

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#156281

Less saturated −25%#3B525B

Channel breakdown

R40

G90

B110

Red40 (15.7%)

Green90 (35.3%)

Blue110 (43.1%)

Hue197.14°

Saturation (HSL)46.67%

Lightness29.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 5A · B 6E

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Colour values

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