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#285FDA

#285fda ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#285fda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 37.25% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.65% cyan, 56.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 221.46°, 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.137

Complementary

  1. #285fda
  2. #daa328

Split complementary

  1. #285fda
  2. #da4a28
  3. #b8da28

Analogous

  1. #28b8da
  2. #285fda
  3. #4a28da

Triadic

  1. #285fda
  2. #da285f
  3. #5fda28

Tetradic

  1. #285fda
  2. #a328da
  3. #daa328
  4. #5fda28

Square

  1. #285fda
  2. #da28b8
  3. #daa328
  4. #28da4a

Monochromatic

  1. #0f265a
  2. #1b429b
  3. #285fda
  4. #6990e5
  5. #abc0f0

Shades

#285fda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #285fda
  2. #2456c4
  3. #204cae
  4. #1c4399
  5. #183983
  6. #14306d
  7. #102657
  8. #0c1d41
  9. #08132c
  10. #040a16
  11. #000000

Tints

#285fda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #285fda
  2. #3e6fde
  3. #537fe1
  4. #698fe5
  5. #7e9fe9
  6. #94afed
  7. #a9bff0
  8. #bfcff4
  9. #d4dff8
  10. #eaeffb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#285fda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #285fda
  2. #3162d1
  3. #3a66c8
  4. #4269bf
  5. #4b6cb6
  6. #5470ad
  7. #5d73a4
  8. #66769b
  9. #6e7992
  10. #777d89
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006add ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-285fda {
  color: #285fda;
}
Background
.bg-285fda {
  background-color: #285fda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-285fda {
  border: 2px solid #285fda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #285fda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 95 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-285fda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #285fda, #4a28da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-285fda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 95 218 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.93 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.89 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.20 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.05 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.33 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 7.87 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 8.08 #d7a025 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#285fda  rgb(40, 95, 218)  hsl(221, 71%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#daa328  rgb(218, 163, 40)  hsl(41, 71%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#da285f  rgb(218, 40, 95)  hsl(341, 71%, 51%)  Ruby
#5fda28  rgb(95, 218, 40)  hsl(101, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green