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#286FA2

#286fa2 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#286fa2 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.53% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 31.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 205.08°, with 60.4% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.1443

Complementary

  1. #286fa2
  2. #a25b28

Split complementary

  1. #286fa2
  2. #a22832
  3. #a29828

Analogous

  1. #28a298
  2. #286fa2
  3. #2832a2

Triadic

  1. #286fa2
  2. #a2286f
  3. #6fa228

Tetradic

  1. #286fa2
  2. #5b28a2
  3. #a25b28
  4. #6fa228

Square

  1. #286fa2
  2. #9828a2
  3. #a25b28
  4. #32a228

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1b27
  2. #194565
  3. #286fa2
  4. #4597d1
  5. #83b9e0

Shades

#286fa2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286fa2
  2. #246492
  3. #205982
  4. #1c4e71
  5. #184361
  6. #143851
  7. #102c41
  8. #0c2131
  9. #081620
  10. #040b10
  11. #000000

Tints

#286fa2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286fa2
  2. #3e7dab
  3. #538cb5
  4. #699abe
  5. #7ea9c7
  6. #94b7d1
  7. #a9c5da
  8. #bfd4e3
  9. #d4e2ec
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286fa2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286fa2
  2. #31719f
  3. #3a729b
  4. #427498
  5. #4b7694
  6. #547891
  7. #5d798e
  8. #667b8a
  9. #6e7d87
  10. #777e83
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5870a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4765a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4970a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c69a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00778f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286fa2 {
  color: #286fa2;
}
Background
.bg-286fa2 {
  background-color: #286fa2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286fa2 {
  border: 2px solid #286fa2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286fa2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 111 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 60% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286fa2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286fa2, #2832a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286fa2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 111 162 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 3.02 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.18 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.26 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 4.45 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 5.25 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.50 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 6.31 #d7905d Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#286fa2  rgb(40, 111, 162)  hsl(205, 60%, 40%)  French Blue
#a25b28  rgb(162, 91, 40)  hsl(25, 60%, 40%)  Sienna
#a2286f  rgb(162, 40, 111)  hsl(325, 60%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fa228  rgb(111, 162, 40)  hsl(85, 60%, 40%)  Olive Drab