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#285BDD

#285bdd ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#285bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.9% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 223.09°, with 72.69% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #285bdd
  2. #ddaa28

Split complementary

  1. #285bdd
  2. #dd5028
  3. #b6dd28

Analogous

  1. #28b6dd
  2. #285bdd
  3. #5028dd

Triadic

  1. #285bdd
  2. #dd285b
  3. #5bdd28

Tetradic

  1. #285bdd
  2. #aa28dd
  3. #ddaa28
  4. #5bdd28

Square

  1. #285bdd
  2. #dd28b6
  3. #ddaa28
  4. #28dd50

Monochromatic

  1. #0f255d
  2. #193f9f
  3. #285bdd
  4. #6a8de7
  5. #acc0f2

Shades

#285bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285bdd
  2. #2452c7
  3. #2049b1
  4. #1c409b
  5. #183785
  6. #142e6f
  7. #102458
  8. #0c1b42
  9. #08122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#285bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285bdd
  2. #3e6be0
  3. #537ce4
  4. #698ce7
  5. #7e9deb
  6. #94adee
  7. #a9bdf1
  8. #bfcef5
  9. #d4def8
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285bdd
  2. #315fd4
  3. #3a62ca
  4. #4266c1
  5. #4b6ab8
  6. #546eaf
  7. #5d71a5
  8. #66759c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5361a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285bdd {
  color: #285bdd;
}
Background
.bg-285bdd {
  background-color: #285bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285bdd {
  border: 2px solid #285bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 91 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285bdd, #5028dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 91 221 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.84 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.45 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.80 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.49 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.89 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.32 #d7a422 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#285bdd  rgb(40, 91, 221)  hsl(223, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#ddaa28  rgb(221, 170, 40)  hsl(43, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#dd285b  rgb(221, 40, 91)  hsl(343, 73%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5bdd28  rgb(91, 221, 40)  hsl(103, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green