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#285ADE

#285ade ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#285ade 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.98% cyan, 59.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 223.52°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 5.09.

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Web safe#3366cc
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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #285ade
  2. #deac28

Split complementary

  1. #285ade
  2. #de5128
  3. #b5de28

Analogous

  1. #28b5de
  2. #285ade
  3. #5128de

Triadic

  1. #285ade
  2. #de285a
  3. #5ade28

Tetradic

  1. #285ade
  2. #ac28de
  3. #deac28
  4. #5ade28

Square

  1. #285ade
  2. #de28b5
  3. #deac28
  4. #28de51

Monochromatic

  1. #0f245e
  2. #193ea1
  3. #285ade
  4. #6a8de8
  5. #adc0f2

Shades

#285ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285ade
  2. #2451c8
  3. #2048b2
  4. #1c3f9b
  5. #183685
  6. #142d6f
  7. #102459
  8. #0c1b43
  9. #08122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#285ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285ade
  2. #3e6be1
  3. #537be5
  4. #698ce8
  5. #7e9ceb
  6. #94adef
  7. #a9bdf2
  8. #bfcef5
  9. #d4def8
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285ade
  2. #315ed5
  3. #3a62cb
  4. #4265c2
  5. #4b69b8
  6. #546daf
  7. #5d71a6
  8. #66759c
  9. #6e7893
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5361a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285ade {
  color: #285ade;
}
Background
.bg-285ade {
  background-color: #285ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285ade {
  border: 2px solid #285ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 90 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285ade, #5128de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 90 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.09 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.55 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.83 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.14 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.23 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.56 #d7a521 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#285ade  rgb(40, 90, 222)  hsl(224, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#deac28  rgb(222, 172, 40)  hsl(44, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#de285a  rgb(222, 40, 90)  hsl(344, 73%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5ade28  rgb(90, 222, 40)  hsl(104, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green