#285E81#285E81

#285E81 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.081 H 240.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285E81
RGB	rgb(40, 94, 129)
HSL	hsl(204, 53%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(204, 69%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(69%, 27.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, -5.87, -24.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 25.51, 256.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.2% -0.0401 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(46.2% 0.081 240.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.8387, 10.0406, 22.2368)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285E81 #814B28

analogous

#288177 #285E81 #283181

triadic

#285E81 #81285E #5E8128

tetradic

#285E81 #772881 #814B28 #318128

square

#285E81 #772881 #814B28 #318128

split-complementary

#285E81 #812831 #817728

monochromatic

#0B1A24 #1A3C52 #285E81 #3680B0 #589ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#285E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#285E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285E81

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285E81	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5E83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425580

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00676A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 94, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.081 240.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8ba5',
    500: '#285e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285e81;
$custom-light: #6d8ba5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.596,
    "s": 52.663,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46198,
    "c": 0.08055,
    "h": 240.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285E81

secondary

#B07954

accent

#844CDC

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285E81

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

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