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Recognised as Colour

#285EC8

  • #285EC8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#285EC8 is a blue with RGB values 40, 94, 200 and HSL 220°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#285EC8#285EC8
HEX#285EC8
RGBrgb(40, 94, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.3686, 0.7843
RGB percentages15.7%, 36.9%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(219.8, 66.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 80%, 78.4%)
CMYK80%, 53%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,645,704
CSS custom property--colour: #285EC8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.96:1
Contrast with white5.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#D7A137

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#096BCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00788Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C89228
Analogous#28AEC8, #4228C8
Triadic#C8285E, #5EC828
Split complementary#C84228, #AEC828
Tetradic#C828AE, #C89228, #28C842

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D7F4
Lighter +30%#9EB8EC
Lighter +20%#7399E3
Lighter +10%#497ADB
Darker −10%#204A9D
Darker −20%#173673
Darker −30%#0F2248
Darker −40%#060E1E
More saturated +25%#0A54E6
Less saturated −25%#4668AA

Channel breakdown

R40
G94
B200
Red40 (15.7%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue219.75°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 5E · B C8

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