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#286FA5

#286fa5 ≈ French Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#286fa5 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.53% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.76% cyan, 32.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black. Its hue angle is 205.92°, with 60.98% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is French Blue (#0072bb), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #286fa5
  2. #a55e28

Split complementary

  1. #286fa5
  2. #a52831
  3. #a59d28

Analogous

  1. #28a59d
  2. #286fa5
  3. #2831a5

Triadic

  1. #286fa5
  2. #a5286f
  3. #6fa528

Tetradic

  1. #286fa5
  2. #5e28a5
  3. #a55e28
  4. #6fa528

Square

  1. #286fa5
  2. #9d28a5
  3. #a55e28
  4. #31a528

Monochromatic

  1. #0a1c2a
  2. #194667
  3. #286fa5
  4. #4796d2
  5. #85b9e1

Shades

#286fa5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286fa5
  2. #246495
  3. #205984
  4. #1c4e74
  5. #184363
  6. #143853
  7. #102c42
  8. #0c2132
  9. #081621
  10. #040b11
  11. #000000

Tints

#286fa5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286fa5
  2. #3e7dae
  3. #538cb7
  4. #699ac0
  5. #7ea9c9
  6. #94b7d2
  7. #a9c5db
  8. #bfd4e4
  9. #d4e2ed
  10. #eaf1f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286fa5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286fa5
  2. #3171a1
  3. #3a729e
  4. #42749a
  5. #4b7696
  6. #547893
  7. #5d798f
  8. #667b8b
  9. #6e7d87
  10. #777e84
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #576c86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5671a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4565a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4870a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b69a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007791 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286fa5 {
  color: #286fa5;
}
Background
.bg-286fa5 {
  background-color: #286fa5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286fa5 {
  border: 2px solid #286fa5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286fa5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 111 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 61% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286fa5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286fa5, #2831a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286fa5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 111 165 / 0.35);
}

#0072bb French Blue ΔE 2.58 #0067a5 Medium Persian Blue ΔE 3.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 4.16 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.74 #006994 Sea Blue ΔE 5.01 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 5.33 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.72 #d7905a Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

French Blue
#286fa5  rgb(40, 111, 165)  hsl(206, 61%, 40%)  French Blue
#a55e28  rgb(165, 94, 40)  hsl(26, 61%, 40%)  Sienna
#a5286f  rgb(165, 40, 111)  hsl(326, 61%, 40%)  Jazzberry Jam
#6fa528  rgb(111, 165, 40)  hsl(86, 61%, 40%)  Olive Drab