All About Color #288BD2

#288BD2

About #288BD2

#288BD2 is a medium blue color with the hex code #288BD2. In RGB it is red 40, green 139, blue 210; in HSL it is hue 205°, saturation 68%, lightness 49%; in CMYK it is 81%, 34%, 0%, 18%. Its contrast ratio is 3.68:1 on white and 5.71:1 on black.

#288BD2 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 8B, D2
CMYK80.95%, 33.81%, 0.00%, 17.65%
RGB Decimal40, 139, 210
HSL205°, 68%, 49%
RGB Octal50, 213, 322
HSV (HSB)205.06°, 80.95%, 82.35%
RGB Binary101000, 10001011, 11010010
CIE-L*AB55.65, -3.07, -44.32
RGB Percent15.69%, 54.51%, 82.35%
CIE-L*CH55.65, 44.43, 266.04
XYZ21.74, 23.57, 64.38
CIE-L*UV55.65, -32.44, -68.83
xyY0.20, 0.21, 23.57
Hunter-Lab48.55, -5.03, -44.64
RYB15.69%, 40.22%, 82.35%

Color Accessibility Scores

#288BD2 on a dark background: contrast 5.71:1, passes WCAG AA.
#288BD2 on a light background: contrast 3.68:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #288BD2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#288BD2 · #72B4E4 · #195885 · #D26F28 · #E4A172

Analogous palette

#28D26F · #28D2C4 · #288BD2 · #2836D2 · #6F28D2

Triadic palette

#288BD2 · #D2288B · #8BD228 · #72B4E4 · #E472B4

Tetradic palette

#288BD2 · #C428D2 · #D26F28 · #36D228 · #195885

Monochromatic palette

#103651 · #1C6192 · #288BD2 · #65AEE2 · #A5D0EE

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