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Recognised as Colour

#286B93

  • #286B93
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#286B93 is a blue with RGB values 40, 107, 147 and HSL 202°, 57%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#286B93#286B93
HEX#286B93
RGBrgb(40, 107, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4196, 0.5765
RGB percentages15.7%, 42%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(202.4, 57.2%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.4, 72.8%, 57.6%)
CMYK72.8%, 27.2%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,648,979
CSS custom property--colour: #286B93;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#D7946C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#586B95no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A6192no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#007579no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.9Slate grey · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.2Dim grey · ΔE 28.9Teal · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#935028
Analogous#289385, #283593
Triadic#93286B, #6B9328
Split complementary#932835, #938528
Tetradic#852893, #935028, #359328

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A1CCE6
Lighter +30%#79B6DB
Lighter +20%#51A0D0
Lighter +10%#3388BB
Darker −10%#1D4E6B
Darker −20%#123143
Darker −30%#07131B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1171AA
Less saturated −25%#3F657C

Channel breakdown

R40
G107
B147
Red40 (15.7%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue202.43°
Saturation (HSL)57.22%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6B · B 93

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