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Colour

#285C70

  • #285C70
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#285C70 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 92, 112 and HSL 197°, 47%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#285C70#285C70
HEX#285C70
RGBrgb(40, 92, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3608, 0.4392
RGB percentages15.7%, 36.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(196.7, 47.4%, 29.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 64.3%, 43.9%)
CMYK64.3%, 17.9%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,645,104
CSS custom property--colour: #285C70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#D7A38F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515A71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#475370no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006262no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Teal · ΔE 23.1Steel blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#703C28
Analogous#287060, #283870
Triadic#70285C, #5C7028
Split complementary#702838, #706028
Tetradic#602870, #703C28, #387028

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8EC2D6
Lighter +30%#68AEC9
Lighter +20%#439ABB
Lighter +10%#357B96
Darker −10%#1B3D4A
Darker −20%#0D1E25
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#156483
Less saturated −25%#3B545D

Channel breakdown

R40
G92
B112
Red40 (15.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue196.67°
Saturation (HSL)47.37%
Lightness29.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 5C · B 70

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