#285E8E#285E8E

#285E8E is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.097 H 248.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285E8E
RGB	rgb(40, 94, 142)
HSL	hsl(208, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(208, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.8%, 33.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, -1.07, -31.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 31.71, 268.06°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% -0.0358 -0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.097 248.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.7584, 10.4085, 27.0807)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285E8E #8E5828

analogous

#288E8B #285E8E #282B8E

triadic

#285E8E #8E285E #5E8E28

tetradic

#285E8E #8B288E #8E5828 #2B8E28

square

#285E8E #8B288E #8E5828 #2B8E28

split-complementary

#285E8E #8E282B #8E8B28

monochromatic

#0D1F2F #1B3E5E #285E8E #357EBE #5F9CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#285E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#285E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285E8E

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285E8E	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A568D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00696F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 94, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.097 248.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8baf',
    500: '#285e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285e8e;
$custom-light: #6f8baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.235,
    "s": 56.044,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46925,
    "c": 0.09672,
    "h": 248.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285E8E

secondary

#B7865B

accent

#8F48DF

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080C10

muted

#7B7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285E8E

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

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