#285D8B#285D8B

#285D8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.094 H 247.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285D8B
RGB	rgb(40, 93, 139)
HSL	hsl(208, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(208, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 33.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, -1.56, -30.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 30.66, 267.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.51% -0.0356 -0.0867)
OKLCH	oklch(46.51% 0.094 247.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4479, 10.1429, 25.8809)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285D8B #8B5628

analogous

#288B87 #285D8B #282B8B

triadic

#285D8B #8B285D #5D8B28

tetradic

#285D8B #87288B #8B5628 #2B8B28

square

#285D8B #87288B #8B5628 #2B8B28

split-complementary

#285D8B #8B282B #8B8728

monochromatic

#0D1D2C #1A3D5B #285D8B #367DBB #5D9BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#285D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#285D8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285D8B

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285D8B	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485F8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B558A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 93, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.094 247.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8aad',
    500: '#285d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285d8b;
$custom-light: #6e8aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.879,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46505,
    "c": 0.09376,
    "h": 247.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285D8B

secondary

#B68459

accent

#8F49DF

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285D8B

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

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