All About Color #285E8A

#285E8A

About #285E8A

#285E8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #285E8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 94, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 207°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 32%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 6.87:1 on white and 3.06:1 on black.

#285E8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 5E, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 31.88%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 94, 138
HSL207°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 136, 212
HSV (HSB)206.94°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1011110, 10001010
CIE-L*AB38.36, -2.56, -29.61
RGB Percent15.69%, 36.86%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH38.36, 29.72, 265.07
XYZ9.47, 10.29, 25.53
CIE-L*UV38.36, -20.13, -41.43
xyY0.21, 0.23, 10.29
Hunter-Lab32.08, -3.47, -24.73
RYB15.69%, 29.34%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#285E8A on a dark background: contrast 3.06:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#285E8A on a light background: contrast 6.87:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #285E8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #285E8A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#285E8A · #458EC9 · #142E43 · #8A5428 · #C98145

Analogous palette

#288A54 · #288A85 · #285E8A · #282D8A · #54288A

Triadic palette

#285E8A · #8A285E · #5E8A28 · #458EC9 · #C9458E

Tetradic palette

#285E8A · #85288A · #8A5428 · #2D8A28 · #142E43

Monochromatic palette

#060D14 · #17364F · #285E8A · #3987C6 · #75ABD7

Generate more palettes containing #285E8A · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli