#286e9b

Color #286e9b

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#286e9b

RGB

rgb(40, 110, 155)

HSL

hsl(203.5, 59%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.5, 74.2%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(74.2%, 29%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(44.19, -6.08, -30.64)

LCH

lch(44.19, 31.24, 258.78)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0991, 240.95)

HWB

hwb(203.5, 15.7%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b5528

Analogous

#289b8e

#286e9b

#28349b

Triadic

#286e9b

#9b286e

#6e9b28

Split-complementary

#286e9b

#9b2834

#9b8e28

Tetradic

#286e9b

#55289b

#9b5528

#6e9b28

Square

#286e9b

#8e289b

#9b5528

#349b28

Shades

Color #286e9b mixed toward black.

#215c81

#1b4967

#14374d

#0d2534

#07121a

Tints

Color #286e9b mixed toward white.

#338bc5

#58a3d4

#82badf

#abd1e9

#d5e8f4

Tones

Color #286e9b mixed toward gray.

#326c91

#3b6a88

#45687e

#4e6675

#58636b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505092 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#4c468f · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#2f8a88 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #286e9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#286e9b]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#286e9b (#286e9b) is rgb(40, 110, 155) in RGB.

No, #286e9b 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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