All About Color #285D8A

#285D8A

About #285D8A

#285D8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #285D8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 93, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 208°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 33%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.95:1 on white and 3.02:1 on black.

#285D8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 5D, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 32.61%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 93, 138
HSL208°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 135, 212
HSV (HSB)207.55°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1011101, 10001010
CIE-L*AB38.05, -1.93, -30.10
RGB Percent15.69%, 36.47%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH38.05, 30.16, 266.33
XYZ9.38, 10.11, 25.50
CIE-L*UV38.05, -19.77, -42.14
xyY0.21, 0.22, 10.11
Hunter-Lab31.80, -3.03, -25.28
RYB15.69%, 29.18%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#285D8A on a dark background: contrast 3.02:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#285D8A on a light background: contrast 6.95:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #285D8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#285D8A · #458CC9 · #142D43 · #8A5628 · #C98345

Analogous palette

#288A56 · #288A87 · #285D8A · #282B8A · #56288A

Triadic palette

#285D8A · #8A285D · #5D8A28 · #458CC9 · #C9458C

Tetradic palette

#285D8A · #87288A · #8A5628 · #2B8A28 · #142D43

Monochromatic palette

#060D14 · #17354F · #285D8A · #3984C6 · #75A9D7

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