#285D8F#285D8F

#285D8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.099 H 249.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285D8F
RGB	rgb(40, 93, 143)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 35%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, -0.07, -32.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 32.71, 269.89°)
OKLab	oklab(46.74% -0.0344 -0.0928)
OKLCH	oklch(46.74% 0.099 249.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.7455, 10.2619, 27.4484)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285D8F #8F5A28

analogous

#288F8D #285D8F #282A8F

triadic

#285D8F #8F285D #5D8F28

tetradic

#285D8F #8D288F #8F5A28 #2A8F28

square

#285D8F #8D288F #8F5A28 #2A8F28

split-complementary

#285D8F #8F282A #8F8D28

monochromatic

#0D1F2F #1B3E5F #285D8F #357CBF #5F9AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#285D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#285D8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285D8F

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285D8F	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38568E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 93, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.099 249.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8ab0',
    500: '#285d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285d8f;
$custom-light: #6f8ab0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 209.126,
    "s": 56.284,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4674,
    "c": 0.09901,
    "h": 249.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285D8F

secondary

#B8885B

accent

#9248E0

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285D8F

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

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