All About Color #286A8A

#286A8A

About #286A8A

#286A8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #286A8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 106, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 23%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 5.97:1 on white and 3.52:1 on black.

#286A8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 6A, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 23.19%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 106, 138
HSL200°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 152, 212
HSV (HSB)199.59°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1101010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB42.15, -9.83, -23.70
RGB Percent15.69%, 41.57%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH42.15, 25.65, 247.47
XYZ10.62, 12.59, 25.92
CIE-L*UV42.15, -24.48, -32.62
xyY0.22, 0.26, 12.59
Hunter-Lab35.49, -8.70, -18.46
RYB15.69%, 31.15%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#286A8A on a dark background: contrast 3.52:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#286A8A on a light background: contrast 5.97:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #286A8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#286A8A · #459DC9 · #143343 · #8A4928 · #C97145

Analogous palette

#288A49 · #288A7A · #286A8A · #28398A · #49288A

Triadic palette

#286A8A · #8A286A · #6A8A28 · #459DC9 · #C9459D

Tetradic palette

#286A8A · #7A288A · #8A4928 · #398A28 · #143343

Monochromatic palette

#060F14 · #173C4F · #286A8A · #3997C6 · #75B6D7

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