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Recognised as Colour

#285C73

  • #285C73
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#285C73 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 92, 115 and HSL 198°, 48%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#285C73#285C73
HEX#285C73
RGBrgb(40, 92, 115)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3608, 0.451
RGB percentages15.7%, 36.1%, 45.1%
HSLhsl(198.4, 48.4%, 30.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.4, 65.2%, 45.1%)
CMYK65.2%, 20%, 0%, 54.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,645,107
CSS custom property--colour: #285C73;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.32:1
Contrast with white7.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#D7A38C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#505B74no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#465373no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006264no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 15.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 22Teal · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 15.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#733F28
Analogous#287364, #283773
Triadic#73285C, #5C7328
Split complementary#732837, #736428
Tetradic#652873, #733F28, #377328

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#8FC2D8
Lighter +30%#69ADCB
Lighter +20%#4398BE
Lighter +10%#357A99
Darker −10%#1B3E4D
Darker −20%#0E1F27
Darker −30%#010101
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#156386
Less saturated −25%#3B5560

Channel breakdown

R40
G92
B115
Red40 (15.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue115 (45.1%)
Hue198.4°
Saturation (HSL)48.39%
Lightness30.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 5C · B 73

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