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Recognised as Colour

#285EC2

  • #285EC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#285EC2 is a blue with RGB values 40, 94, 194 and HSL 219°, 66%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#285EC2#285EC2
HEX#285EC2
RGBrgb(40, 94, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3686, 0.7608
RGB percentages15.7%, 36.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(219, 65.8%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 79.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK79.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,645,698
CSS custom property--colour: #285EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D7A13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A6AC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007687no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28C28
Analogous#28ABC2, #3F28C2
Triadic#C2285E, #5EC228
Split complementary#C23F28, #ABC228
Tetradic#C228AB, #C28C28, #28C23F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3D4F3
Lighter +30%#99B5EA
Lighter +20%#6F97E1
Lighter +10%#4478D9
Darker −10%#1F4A98
Darker −20%#17356D
Darker −30%#0E2143
Darker −40%#050C19
More saturated +25%#0B55DF
Less saturated −25%#4567A5

Channel breakdown

R40
G94
B194
Red40 (15.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue218.96°
Saturation (HSL)65.81%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 5E · B C2

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