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Recognised as Colour

#286CF3

  • #286CF3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#286CF3 is a blue with RGB values 40, 108, 243 and HSL 220°, 89%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#286CF3#286CF3
HEX#286CF3
RGBrgb(40, 108, 243)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4235, 0.9529
RGB percentages15.7%, 42.4%, 95.3%
HSLhsl(219.9, 89.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 83.5%, 95.3%)
CMYK83.5%, 55.6%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,331
CSS custom property--colour: #286CF3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17647WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#D7930C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007EF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CF0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 17.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F3AF28
Analogous#28D1F3, #4A28F3
Triadic#F3286C, #6CF328
Split complementary#F34A28, #D1F328
Tetradic#F328D1, #F3AF28, #28F34A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F0FE
Lighter +30%#B9CFFB
Lighter +20%#89AEF8
Lighter +10%#588DF6
Darker −10%#0C52DC
Darker −20%#0A40AB
Darker −30%#072E7B
Darker −40%#041C4B
More saturated +25%#1C68FF
Less saturated −25%#4475D7

Channel breakdown

R40
G108
B243
Red40 (15.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue243 (95.3%)
Hue219.9°
Saturation (HSL)89.43%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6C · B F3

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