#285c8e

Color #285c8e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.14 Nearest Tailwind class sky-800 #00598a · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#285c8e

RGB

rgb(40, 92, 142)

HSL

hsl(209.4, 56%, 35.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.4, 71.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(37.95, 0.19, -32.68)

LCH

lch(37.95, 32.68, 270.33)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0986, 250.02)

HWB

hwb(209.4, 15.7%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e5a28

Analogous

#288e8d

#285c8e

#28298e

Triadic

#285c8e

#8e285c

#5c8e28

Split-complementary

#285c8e

#8e2829

#8e8d28

Tetradic

#285c8e

#5a288e

#8e5a28

#5c8e28

Square

#285c8e

#8d288e

#8e5a28

#298e28

Shades

Color #285c8e mixed toward black.

#214d76

#1b3d5f

#142e47

#0d1f2f

#070f18

Tints

Color #285c8e mixed toward white.

#3478b9

#5493cf

#7faedb

#aac9e7

#d4e4f3

Tones

Color #285c8e mixed toward gray.

#315c86

#395c7d

#425c75

#4a5b6c

#535b64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444584 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#413d82 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#2c7b79 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #285c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#285c8e]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#285c8e (#285c8e) is rgb(40, 92, 142) in RGB.

No, #285c8e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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