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Recognised as Colour

#285CC2

  • #285CC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#285CC2 is a blue with RGB values 40, 92, 194 and HSL 220°, 66%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#285CC2#285CC2
HEX#285CC2
RGBrgb(40, 92, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3608, 0.7608
RGB percentages15.7%, 36.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(219.7, 65.8%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 79.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK79.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,645,186
CSS custom property--colour: #285CC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.18:1
Contrast with white6.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#D7A33D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1069C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#005BC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007586no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Slate blue · ΔE 16.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.4, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28E28
Analogous#28A9C2, #4128C2
Triadic#C2285C, #5CC228
Split complementary#C24128, #A9C228
Tetradic#C228A9, #C28E28, #28C241

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3D3F3
Lighter +30%#99B4EA
Lighter +20%#6F95E1
Lighter +10%#4476D9
Darker −10%#1F4898
Darker −20%#17346D
Darker −30%#0E2043
Darker −40%#050C19
More saturated +25%#0B53DF
Less saturated −25%#4565A5

Channel breakdown

R40
G92
B194
Red40 (15.7%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue219.74°
Saturation (HSL)65.81%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 5C · B C2

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