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#285ABE

#285abe ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#285abe is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 35.29% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.95% cyan, 52.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 65.22% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.1148

Complementary

  1. #285abe
  2. #be8c28

Split complementary

  1. #285abe
  2. #be4128
  3. #a5be28

Analogous

  1. #28a5be
  2. #285abe
  3. #4128be

Triadic

  1. #285abe
  2. #be285a
  3. #5abe28

Tetradic

  1. #285abe
  2. #8c28be
  3. #be8c28
  4. #5abe28

Square

  1. #285abe
  2. #be28a5
  3. #be8c28
  4. #28be41

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1e40
  2. #1b3c7f
  3. #285abe
  4. #5783dc
  5. #96b2e9

Shades

#285abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285abe
  2. #2451ab
  3. #204898
  4. #1c3f85
  5. #183672
  6. #142d5f
  7. #10244c
  8. #0c1b39
  9. #081226
  10. #040913
  11. #000000

Tints

#285abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285abe
  2. #3e6bc5
  3. #537bcb
  4. #698cd2
  5. #7e9cd8
  6. #94addf
  7. #a9bde5
  8. #bfceec
  9. #d4def2
  10. #eaeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285abe
  2. #315eb8
  3. #3a62b2
  4. #4265ab
  5. #4b69a5
  6. #546d9f
  7. #5d7199
  8. #667593
  9. #6e788c
  10. #777c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f5d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1066c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0059bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007283 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1c62c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00699e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285abe {
  color: #285abe;
}
Background
.bg-285abe {
  background-color: #285abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285abe {
  border: 2px solid #285abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 90 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285abe, #4128be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 90 190 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 2.77 #1560bd Denim ΔE 3.17 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.48 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.14 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.21 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.24 #d7a541 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Sapphire
#285abe  rgb(40, 90, 190)  hsl(220, 65%, 45%)  Sapphire
#be8c28  rgb(190, 140, 40)  hsl(40, 65%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#be285a  rgb(190, 40, 90)  hsl(340, 65%, 45%)  Dogwood Rose
#5abe28  rgb(90, 190, 40)  hsl(100, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green