#285D8D#285D8D

#285D8D is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.096 H 248.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285D8D
RGB	rgb(40, 93, 141)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.6%, 34%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, -0.82, -31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 31.68, 268.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% -0.035 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.096 248.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5953, 10.2019, 26.6576)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285D8D #8D5828

analogous

#288D8A #285D8D #282A8D

triadic

#285D8D #8D285D #5D8D28

tetradic

#285D8D #8A288D #8D5828 #2A8D28

square

#285D8D #8A288D #8D5828 #2A8D28

split-complementary

#285D8D #8D282A #8D8A28

monochromatic

#0D1E2E #1A3E5D #285D8D #367CBD #5E9BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#285D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#285D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285D8D

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285D8D	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 93, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.096 248.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8aae',
    500: '#285d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285d8d;
$custom-light: #6f8aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.515,
    "s": 55.801,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46622,
    "c": 0.09638,
    "h": 248.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10203
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285D8D

secondary

#B7865A

accent

#9049DF

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285D8D

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

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