#285B9C#285B9C

#285B9C is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.119 H 255.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285B9C
RGB	rgb(40, 91, 156)
HSL	hsl(214, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(214, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.4%, 41.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 6.16, -40.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 40.80, 278.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.08% -0.0291 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(47.08% 0.119 255.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6147, 10.3324, 32.8810)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285B9C #9C6928

analogous

#28959C #285B9C #2F289C

triadic

#285B9C #9C285B #5B9C28

tetradic

#285B9C #9C2895 #9C6928 #289C2F

square

#285B9C #9C2895 #9C6928 #289C2F

split-complementary

#285B9C #9C2F28 #959C28

monochromatic

#0F223B #1C3F6B #285B9C #3678CB #6798D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#285B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#285B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285B9C

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285B9C	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C609F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29569B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 91, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.119 255.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7288b9',
    500: '#285b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285b9c;
$custom-light: #7288b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.621,
    "s": 59.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47076,
    "c": 0.11879,
    "h": 255.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285B9C

secondary

#BE9562

accent

#9D45E2

background

#F7F8FB

surface

#EDEFF6

border

#C8CAD0

text

#090B11

muted

#7B7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #285B9C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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