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#285BDE

#285bde ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#285bde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.98% cyan, 59.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 223.19°, 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #285bde
  2. #deab28

Split complementary

  1. #285bde
  2. #de5028
  3. #b6de28

Analogous

  1. #28b6de
  2. #285bde
  3. #5028de

Triadic

  1. #285bde
  2. #de285b
  3. #5bde28

Tetradic

  1. #285bde
  2. #ab28de
  3. #deab28
  4. #5bde28

Square

  1. #285bde
  2. #de28b6
  3. #deab28
  4. #28de50

Monochromatic

  1. #0f255e
  2. #193fa1
  3. #285bde
  4. #6a8ee8
  5. #adc0f2

Shades

#285bde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285bde
  2. #2452c8
  3. #2049b2
  4. #1c409b
  5. #183785
  6. #142e6f
  7. #102459
  8. #0c1b43
  9. #08122c
  10. #040916
  11. #000000

Tints

#285bde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285bde
  2. #3e6be1
  3. #537ce5
  4. #698ce8
  5. #7e9deb
  6. #94adef
  7. #a9bdf2
  8. #bfcef5
  9. #d4def8
  10. #eaeffc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285bde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285bde
  2. #315fd5
  3. #3a62cb
  4. #4266c2
  5. #4b6ab8
  6. #546eaf
  7. #5d71a6
  8. #66759c
  9. #6e7993
  10. #777c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5462a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0067e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285bde {
  color: #285bde;
}
Background
.bg-285bde {
  background-color: #285bde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285bde {
  border: 2px solid #285bde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285bde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 91 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285bde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285bde, #5028de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285bde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 91 222 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.36 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 5.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.96 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.83 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.27 #d7a421 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#285bde  rgb(40, 91, 222)  hsl(223, 73%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#deab28  rgb(222, 171, 40)  hsl(43, 73%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#de285b  rgb(222, 40, 91)  hsl(343, 73%, 51%)  Raspberry
#5bde28  rgb(91, 222, 40)  hsl(103, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green