All About Color #286F8A

#286F8A

About #286F8A

#286F8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #286F8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 111, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 197°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 20%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 5.63:1 on white and 3.73:1 on black.

#286F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 6F, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 19.57%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 111, 138
HSL197°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 157, 212
HSV (HSB)196.53°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1101111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB43.73, -12.73, -21.24
RGB Percent15.69%, 43.53%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH43.73, 24.76, 239.06
XYZ11.15, 13.65, 26.09
CIE-L*UV43.73, -26.32, -28.81
xyY0.22, 0.27, 13.65
Hunter-Lab36.95, -10.82, -16.00
RYB15.69%, 31.83%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#286F8A on a dark background: contrast 3.73:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#286F8A on a light background: contrast 5.63:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #286F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#286F8A · #45A4C9 · #143643 · #8A4428 · #C96B45

Analogous palette

#288A44 · #288A75 · #286F8A · #283D8A · #44288A

Triadic palette

#286F8A · #8A286F · #6F8A28 · #45A4C9 · #C945A4

Tetradic palette

#286F8A · #75288A · #8A4428 · #3D8A28 · #143643

Monochromatic palette

#061014 · #173F4F · #286F8A · #399EC6 · #75BBD7

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