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#286EA0

#286ea0 ≈ Medium Persian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#286ea0 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.14% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 31.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 60% saturation and 39.22% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Persian Blue (#0067a5), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.1414

Complementary

  1. #286ea0
  2. #a05a28

Split complementary

  1. #286ea0
  2. #a02832
  3. #a09628

Analogous

  1. #28a096
  2. #286ea0
  3. #2832a0

Triadic

  1. #286ea0
  2. #a0286e
  3. #6ea028

Tetradic

  1. #286ea0
  2. #5a28a0
  3. #a05a28
  4. #6ea028

Square

  1. #286ea0
  2. #9628a0
  3. #a05a28
  4. #32a028

Monochromatic

  1. #091a26
  2. #194463
  3. #286ea0
  4. #4496d0
  5. #81b8e0

Shades

#286ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286ea0
  2. #246390
  3. #205880
  4. #1c4d70
  5. #184260
  6. #143750
  7. #102c40
  8. #0c2130
  9. #081620
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#286ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286ea0
  2. #3e7daa
  3. #538bb3
  4. #699abd
  5. #7ea8c6
  6. #94b7d0
  7. #a9c5d9
  8. #bfd4e3
  9. #d4e2ec
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286ea0
  2. #31709d
  3. #3a729a
  4. #427396
  5. #4b7593
  6. #547790
  7. #5d798d
  8. #667b8a
  9. #6e7c86
  10. #777e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #566b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #576fa2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #46649f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #486fa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c689f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00768e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286ea0 {
  color: #286ea0;
}
Background
.bg-286ea0 {
  background-color: #286ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #286ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 110 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 60% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286ea0, #2832a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 110 160 / 0.35);
}

#0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 2.93 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.12 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.16 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.21 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.55 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.47 #d7915f Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Medium Persian Blue
#286ea0  rgb(40, 110, 160)  hsl(205, 60%, 39%)  Medium Persian Blue
#a05a28  rgb(160, 90, 40)  hsl(25, 60%, 39%)  Sienna
#a0286e  rgb(160, 40, 110)  hsl(325, 60%, 39%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6ea028  rgb(110, 160, 40)  hsl(85, 60%, 39%)  Olive Drab