#285C8E#285C8E

#285C8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.099 H 250.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285C8E
RGB	rgb(40, 92, 142)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 0.19, -32.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 32.68, 270.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.44% -0.0337 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(46.44% 0.099 250)
XYZ	xyz(9.5829, 10.0574, 27.0222)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285C8E #8E5A28

analogous

#288E8D #285C8E #28298E

triadic

#285C8E #8E285C #5C8E28

tetradic

#285C8E #8D288E #8E5A28 #298E28

square

#285C8E #8D288E #8E5A28 #298E28

split-complementary

#285C8E #8E2829 #8E8D28

monochromatic

#0D1E2F #1B3D5E #285C8E #357BBE #5F99D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#285C8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#285C8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285C8E

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285C8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285C8E	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465F90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#37558D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285c8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 92, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.099 250.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f89af',
    500: '#285c8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285c8e;
$custom-light: #6f89af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285c8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.412,
    "s": 56.044,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46437,
    "c": 0.09868,
    "h": 250
  },
  "luminance": 0.10058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285C8E

secondary

#B7885B

accent

#9248DF

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285C8E

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

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