#285E85#285E85

#285E85 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.085 H 243.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285E85
RGB	rgb(40, 94, 133)
HSL	hsl(205, 54%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(205, 70%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, -4.41, -26.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 27.31, 260.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% -0.0387 -0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.085 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1098, 10.1490, 23.6646)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285E85 #854F28

analogous

#28857E #285E85 #283085

triadic

#285E85 #85285E #5E8528

tetradic

#285E85 #7E2885 #854F28 #308528

square

#285E85 #7E2885 #854F28 #308528

split-complementary

#285E85 #852830 #857E28

monochromatic

#0C1B27 #1A3D56 #285E85 #367FB4 #5A9DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#285E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#285E85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285E85

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285E85	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)

#4C5F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405684

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00686C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 94, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.085 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6d8ba8',
    500: '#285e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285e85;
$custom-light: #6d8ba8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.161,
    "s": 53.757,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46414,
    "c": 0.08533,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285E85

secondary

#B37D56

accent

#884BDD

background

#F6F8FA

surface

#ECF0F4

border

#C7CBCE

text

#080C0F

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285E85

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

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