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#286AF2

#286af2 ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#286af2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 41.57% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.47% cyan, 56.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 220.4°, with 88.6% saturation and 55.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.1717

Complementary

  1. #286af2
  2. #f2b028

Split complementary

  1. #286af2
  2. #f24b28
  3. #cff228

Analogous

  1. #28cff2
  2. #286af2
  3. #4b28f2

Triadic

  1. #286af2
  2. #f2286a
  3. #6af228

Tetradic

  1. #286af2
  2. #b028f2
  3. #f2b028
  4. #6af228

Square

  1. #286af2
  2. #f228cf
  3. #f2b028
  4. #28f24b

Monochromatic

  1. #072d7a
  2. #0c47c2
  3. #286af2
  4. #709cf6
  5. #b8cefb

Shades

#286af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286af2
  2. #245fda
  3. #2055c2
  4. #1c4aa9
  5. #184091
  6. #143579
  7. #102a61
  8. #0c2049
  9. #081530
  10. #040b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#286af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286af2
  2. #3e79f3
  3. #5388f5
  4. #6997f6
  5. #7ea6f7
  6. #94b5f9
  7. #a9c3fa
  8. #bfd2fb
  9. #d4e1fc
  10. #eaf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286af2
  2. #316ce7
  3. #3a6edb
  4. #4271d0
  5. #4b73c4
  6. #5475b9
  7. #5d77ae
  8. #6679a2
  9. #6e7c97
  10. #777e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e70b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006aef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0076f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006af0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286af2 {
  color: #286af2;
}
Background
.bg-286af2 {
  background-color: #286af2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286af2 {
  border: 2px solid #286af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 106 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 89% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286af2, #4b28f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 106 242 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.31 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 2.75 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.92 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 7.42 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.97 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.22 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.30 #d7950d Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#286af2  rgb(40, 106, 242)  hsl(220, 89%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#f2b028  rgb(242, 176, 40)  hsl(40, 89%, 55%)  Marigold
#f2286a  rgb(242, 40, 106)  hsl(340, 89%, 55%)  Cerise
#6af228  rgb(106, 242, 40)  hsl(100, 89%, 55%)  Lawn Green