#285E8B#285E8B

#285E8B is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.093 H 246.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285E8B
RGB	rgb(40, 94, 139)
HSL	hsl(207, 55%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(207, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.2%, 32.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, -2.19, -30.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 30.21, 265.84°)
OKLab	oklab(46.75% -0.0367 -0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(46.75% 0.093 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5362, 10.3196, 25.9104)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285E8B #8B5528

analogous

#288B87 #285E8B #282C8B

triadic

#285E8B #8B285E #5E8B28

tetradic

#285E8B #87288B #8B5528 #2C8B28

square

#285E8B #87288B #8B5528 #2C8B28

split-complementary

#285E8B #8B282C #8B8728

monochromatic

#0D1E2C #1A3E5B #285E8B #367EBB #5D9CD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#285E8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#285E8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285E8B

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285E8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285E8B	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A608D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C568A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285e8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 94, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.093 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6e8bad',
    500: '#285e8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285e8b;
$custom-light: #6e8bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285e8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 55.307,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46751,
    "c": 0.09285,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285E8B

secondary

#B68359

accent

#8D49DF

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285E8B

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

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