#285E8F#285E8F

#285E8F is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.098 H 248.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#285E8F
RGB	rgb(40, 94, 143)
HSL	hsl(209, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(209, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(72%, 34.3%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, -0.70, -32.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 32.23, 268.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% -0.0355 -0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.098 248.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8338, 10.4386, 27.4779)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#285E8F #8F5928

analogous

#288F8C #285E8F #282A8F

triadic

#285E8F #8F285E #5E8F28

tetradic

#285E8F #8C288F #8F5928 #2A8F28

square

#285E8F #8C288F #8F5928 #2A8F28

split-complementary

#285E8F #8F282A #8F8C28

monochromatic

#0D1F2F #1B3F5F #285E8F #357DBF #5F9BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#285E8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#285E8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #285E8F

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##285E8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##285E8F	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#486091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39578E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #285e8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 94, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.098 248.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#6f8bb0',
    500: '#285e8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #285e8f;
$custom-light: #6f8bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#285e8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208.544,
    "s": 56.284,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46983,
    "c": 0.09803,
    "h": 248.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#285E8F

secondary

#B8875B

accent

#9048E0

background

#F7F8FA

surface

#EDF0F4

border

#C8CBCE

text

#080B10

muted

#7B7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #285E8F

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

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