All About Color #288EBD

#288EBD

About #288EBD

#288EBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #288EBD. In RGB it is red 40, green 142, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 199°, saturation 65%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 79%, 25%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 3.69:1 on white and 5.69:1 on black.

#288EBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 8E, BD
CMYK78.84%, 24.87%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal40, 142, 189
HSL199°, 65%, 45%
RGB Octal50, 216, 275
HSV (HSB)198.93°, 78.84%, 74.12%
RGB Binary101000, 10001110, 10111101
CIE-L*AB55.55, -12.36, -32.59
RGB Percent15.69%, 55.69%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH55.55, 34.86, 249.24
XYZ19.73, 23.47, 51.63
CIE-L*UV55.55, -34.64, -48.57
xyY0.21, 0.25, 23.47
Hunter-Lab48.45, -12.08, -29.28
RYB15.69%, 39.43%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#288EBD on a dark background: contrast 5.69:1, passes WCAG AA.
#288EBD on a light background: contrast 3.69:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#288EBD · #63B7DE · #185572 · #BD5728 · #DE8A63

Analogous palette

#28BD57 · #28BDA2 · #288EBD · #2844BD · #5728BD

Triadic palette

#288EBD · #BD288E · #8EBD28 · #63B7DE · #DE63B7

Tetradic palette

#288EBD · #A228BD · #BD5728 · #44BD28 · #185572

Monochromatic palette

#0D2F3F · #1B5F7E · #288EBD · #57B1DB · #96CEE9

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