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#286EC6

#286ec6 ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#286ec6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.14% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.8% cyan, 44.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 213.42°, with 66.39% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.1568

Complementary

  1. #286ec6
  2. #c68028

Split complementary

  1. #286ec6
  2. #c63128
  3. #bdc628

Analogous

  1. #28bdc6
  2. #286ec6
  3. #3128c6

Triadic

  1. #286ec6
  2. #c6286e
  3. #6ec628

Tetradic

  1. #286ec6
  2. #8028c6
  3. #c68028
  4. #6ec628

Square

  1. #286ec6
  2. #c628bd
  3. #c68028
  4. #28c631

Monochromatic

  1. #0e2747
  2. #1b4b86
  3. #286ec6
  4. #5c96de
  5. #9cbfeb

Shades

#286ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286ec6
  2. #2463b2
  3. #20589e
  4. #1c4d8b
  5. #184277
  6. #143763
  7. #102c4f
  8. #0c213b
  9. #081628
  10. #040b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#286ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286ec6
  2. #3e7dcc
  3. #538bd1
  4. #699ad7
  5. #7ea8dd
  6. #94b7e3
  7. #a9c5e8
  8. #bfd4ee
  9. #d4e2f4
  10. #eaf1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286ec6
  2. #3170bf
  3. #3a72b8
  4. #4273b1
  5. #4b75aa
  6. #5477a3
  7. #5d799c
  8. #667b95
  9. #6e7c8e
  10. #777e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5a6e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4076c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1e68c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3873c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #236ac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007ba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286ec6 {
  color: #286ec6;
}
Background
.bg-286ec6 {
  background-color: #286ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #286ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 110 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286ec6, #3128c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 110 198 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.78 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 4.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 5.49 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 6.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.13 #d79139 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

True Blue
#286ec6  rgb(40, 110, 198)  hsl(213, 66%, 47%)  True Blue
#c68028  rgb(198, 128, 40)  hsl(33, 66%, 47%)  Bronze
#c6286e  rgb(198, 40, 110)  hsl(333, 66%, 47%)  Telemagenta
#6ec628  rgb(110, 198, 40)  hsl(93, 66%, 47%)  Kelly Green