#286db1

Color #286db1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.25 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#286db1

RGB

rgb(40, 109, 177)

HSL

hsl(209.8, 63.1%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.8, 77.4%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(77.4%, 38.4%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(45.03, 2.74, -42.25)

LCH

lch(45.03, 42.34, 273.71)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.1272, 251.38)

HWB

hwb(209.8, 15.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b16c28

Analogous

#28b1b0

#286db1

#2828b1

Triadic

#286db1

#b1286d

#6db128

Split-complementary

#286db1

#b12828

#b1b028

Tetradic

#286db1

#6c28b1

#b16c28

#6db128

Square

#286db1

#b028b1

#b16c28

#28b128

Shades

Color #286db1 mixed toward black.

#215b93

#1b4976

#143658

#0d243b

#07121d

Tints

Color #286db1 mixed toward white.

#3885d2

#609edb

#87b6e4

#afceed

#d7e7f6

Tones

Color #286db1 mixed toward gray.

#336da5

#3f6d9a

#4a6d8f

#566d83

#616c78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f50a4 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#4b46a0 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#2e9896 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #286db1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#286db1]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#286db1 (#286db1) is rgb(40, 109, 177) in RGB.

No, #286db1 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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