All About Color #285B8A

#285B8A

About #285B8A

#285B8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #285B8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 91, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 209°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 34%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 7.11:1 on white and 2.95:1 on black.

#285B8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 5B, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 34.06%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 91, 138
HSL209°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 133, 212
HSV (HSB)208.78°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1011011, 10001010
CIE-L*AB37.42, -0.67, -31.08
RGB Percent15.69%, 35.69%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH37.42, 31.09, 268.76
XYZ9.20, 9.77, 25.45
CIE-L*UV37.42, -19.07, -43.53
xyY0.21, 0.22, 9.77
Hunter-Lab31.25, -2.13, -26.39
RYB15.69%, 28.84%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#285B8A on a dark background: contrast 2.95:1, fails WCAG AA.
#285B8A on a light background: contrast 7.11:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #285B8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #285B8A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#285B8A · #4589C9 · #142C43 · #8A5828 · #C98545

Analogous palette

#288A58 · #288A89 · #285B8A · #282A8A · #58288A

Triadic palette

#285B8A · #8A285B · #5B8A28 · #4589C9 · #C94589

Tetradic palette

#285B8A · #89288A · #8A5828 · #2A8A28 · #142C43

Monochromatic palette

#060D14 · #17344F · #285B8A · #3982C6 · #75A7D7

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