Recognised as Colour

#285EAC

#285EAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#285EAC is a blue with RGB values 40, 94, 172 and HSL 215°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#285EAC#285EAC

HEX#285EAC

RGBrgb(40, 94, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3686, 0.6745

RGB percentages15.7%, 36.9%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(215.5, 62.3%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 76.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK76.7%, 45.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,645,676

CSS custom property--colour: #285EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11435WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#D7A153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3665AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#1A59AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#00707Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.2 Royal blue · ΔE 25.5 Slate blue · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC7628

Analogous#28A0AC, #3428AC

Triadic#AC285E, #5EAC28

Split complementary#AC3428, #A0AC28

Tetradic#AC28A0, #AC7628, #28AC34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B3CBED

Lighter +30%#89AEE4

Lighter +20%#6092DA

Lighter +10%#3776D0

Darker −10%#1E4783

Darker −20%#153159

Darker −30%#0B1A30

Darker −40%#020406

More saturated +25%#0D59C7

Less saturated −25%#436392

Channel breakdown

R40

G94

B172

Red40 (15.7%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue215.45°

Saturation (HSL)62.26%

Lightness41.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 5E · B AC

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