#285bad

Color #285bad

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 17.23 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#285bad

RGB

rgb(40, 91, 173)

HSL

hsl(217, 62.4%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 76.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(76.9%, 47.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(39.49, 12.72, -48.74)

LCH

lch(39.49, 50.37, 284.63)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.1422, 259.59)

HWB

hwb(217, 15.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad7a28

Analogous

#289ead

#285bad

#3828ad

Triadic

#285bad

#ad285b

#5bad28

Split-complementary

#285bad

#ad3828

#9ead28

Tetradic

#285bad

#7a28ad

#ad7a28

#5bad28

Square

#285bad

#ad289e

#ad7a28

#28ad38

Shades

Color #285bad mixed toward black.

#214c90

#1b3d73

#142e57

#0d1e3a

#070f1d

Tints

Color #285bad mixed toward white.

#3671d0

#5e8eda

#86aae3

#afc6ec

#d7e3f6

Tones

Color #285bad mixed toward gray.

#335ea2

#3e6097

#49638c

#546581

#606876

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44449e · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#413d9a · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#2c918e · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 23.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #285bad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#285bad]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#285bad (#285bad) is rgb(40, 91, 173) in RGB.

No, #285bad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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