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Recognised as Colour

#286DCD

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

#286DCD is a blue with RGB values 40, 109, 205 and HSL 215°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#286DCD#286DCD
HEX#286DCD
RGBrgb(40, 109, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4275, 0.8039
RGB percentages15.7%, 42.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(214.9, 67.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 80.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK80.5%, 46.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,649,549
CSS custom property--colour: #286DCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1
Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D79232

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3877D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0168CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#008493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Medium purple · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8828
Analogous#28BFCD, #3628CD
Triadic#CD286D, #6DCD28
Split complementary#CD3628, #BFCD28
Tetradic#CD28BF, #CD8828, #28CD36

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDDF5
Lighter +30%#A1C1ED
Lighter +20%#77A5E4
Lighter +10%#4C88DC
Darker −10%#2056A2
Darker −20%#174078
Darker −30%#0F294D
Darker −40%#071222
More saturated +25%#0968EC
Less saturated −25%#4772AE

Channel breakdown

R40
G109
B205
Red40 (15.7%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue214.91°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 6D · B CD

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