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Recognised as Colour

#286DC9

  • #286DC9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#286DC9 is a blue with RGB values 40, 109, 201 and HSL 214°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#286DC9#286DC9
HEX#286DC9
RGBrgb(40, 109, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4275, 0.7882
RGB percentages15.7%, 42.7%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(214.3, 66.8%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 80.1%, 78.8%)
CMYK80.1%, 45.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,545
CSS custom property--colour: #286DC9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D79236

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C76CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1267C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008391no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 16.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C98428
Analogous#28BDC9, #3428C9
Triadic#C9286D, #6DC928
Split complementary#C93428, #BDC928
Tetradic#C928BD, #C98428, #28C934

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9DBF4
Lighter +30%#9EBFEC
Lighter +20%#74A4E3
Lighter +10%#4988DB
Darker −10%#20569E
Darker −20%#173F74
Darker −30%#0F2849
Darker −40%#06111F
More saturated +25%#0A69E7
Less saturated −25%#4671AB

Channel breakdown

R40
G109
B201
Red40 (15.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)66.8%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6D · B C9

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