#285C8D#285C8D

#285C8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.097 H 249.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285C8D
RGB	rgb(40, 92, 141)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, -0.18, -32.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 32.16, 269.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% -0.034 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.097 249.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.5081, 10.0275, 26.6285)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285C8D #8D5928

analogous

#288D8B #285C8D #28298D

triadic

#285C8D #8D285C #5C8D28

tetradic

#285C8D #8B288D #8D5928 #298D28

square

#285C8D #8B288D #8D5928 #298D28

split-complementary

#285C8D #8D2829 #8D8B28

monochromatic

#0D1E2E #1A3D5D #285C8D #367BBD #5E99D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#285C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#285C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285C8D

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285C8D	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465E8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38558C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 92, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.097 249.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89ae',
    500: '#285c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285c8d;
$custom-light: #6f89ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.109,
    "s": 55.801,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46378,
    "c": 0.09735,
    "h": 249.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285C8D

secondary

#B7875A

accent

#9249DF

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285C8D

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

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