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#285BDA

#285bda ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#285bda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 35.69% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.65% cyan, 58.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 222.81°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.13

Complementary

  1. #285bda
  2. #daa728

Split complementary

  1. #285bda
  2. #da4e28
  3. #b4da28

Analogous

  1. #28b4da
  2. #285bda
  3. #4e28da

Triadic

  1. #285bda
  2. #da285b
  3. #5bda28

Tetradic

  1. #285bda
  2. #a728da
  3. #daa728
  4. #5bda28

Square

  1. #285bda
  2. #da28b4
  3. #daa728
  4. #28da4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f255a
  2. #1b3f9b
  3. #285bda
  4. #698de5
  5. #abbff0

Shades

#285bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285bda
  2. #2452c4
  3. #2049ae
  4. #1c4099
  5. #183783
  6. #142e6d
  7. #102457
  8. #0c1b41
  9. #08122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#285bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285bda
  2. #3e6bde
  3. #537ce1
  4. #698ce5
  5. #7e9de9
  6. #94aded
  7. #a9bdf0
  8. #bfcef4
  9. #d4def8
  10. #eaeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285bda
  2. #315fd1
  3. #3a62c8
  4. #4266bf
  5. #4b6ab6
  6. #546ead
  7. #5d71a4
  8. #66759b
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5361a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006dde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285bda {
  color: #285bda;
}
Background
.bg-285bda {
  background-color: #285bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285bda {
  border: 2px solid #285bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 91 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285bda, #4e28da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 91 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.96 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.45 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.51 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.59 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.08 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.48 #d7a425 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#285bda  rgb(40, 91, 218)  hsl(223, 71%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#daa728  rgb(218, 167, 40)  hsl(43, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#da285b  rgb(218, 40, 91)  hsl(343, 71%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5bda28  rgb(91, 218, 40)  hsl(103, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green