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#286AEB

#286aeb ≈ Royal Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286aeb is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 41.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.98% cyan, 54.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 219.69°, with 82.98% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1676

Complementary

  1. #286aeb
  2. #eba928

Split complementary

  1. #286aeb
  2. #eb4728
  3. #cceb28

Analogous

  1. #28cceb
  2. #286aeb
  3. #4728eb

Triadic

  1. #286aeb
  2. #eb286a
  3. #6aeb28

Tetradic

  1. #286aeb
  2. #a928eb
  3. #eba928
  4. #6aeb28

Square

  1. #286aeb
  2. #eb28cc
  3. #eba928
  4. #28eb47

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2d70
  2. #1149b6
  3. #286aeb
  4. #6e9bf2
  5. #b4cbf8

Shades

#286aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286aeb
  2. #245fd4
  3. #2055bc
  4. #1c4aa5
  5. #18408d
  6. #143576
  7. #102a5e
  8. #0c2047
  9. #08152f
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#286aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286aeb
  2. #3e79ed
  3. #5388ef
  4. #6997f1
  5. #7ea6f3
  6. #94b5f5
  7. #a9c3f7
  8. #bfd2f9
  9. #d4e1fb
  10. #eaf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286aeb
  2. #316ce0
  3. #3a6ed6
  4. #4271cb
  5. #4b73c0
  6. #5475b6
  7. #5d77ab
  8. #6679a0
  9. #6e7c95
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5d6fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008aa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0075ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286aeb {
  color: #286aeb;
}
Background
.bg-286aeb {
  background-color: #286aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286aeb {
  border: 2px solid #286aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 106 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286aeb, #4728eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 106 235 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.13 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.55 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 6.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.84 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.62 #d79514 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#286aeb  rgb(40, 106, 235)  hsl(220, 83%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#eba928  rgb(235, 169, 40)  hsl(40, 83%, 54%)  Marigold
#eb286a  rgb(235, 40, 106)  hsl(340, 83%, 54%)  Razzmatazz
#6aeb28  rgb(106, 235, 40)  hsl(100, 83%, 54%)  Lawn Green