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#286FCE

#286fce ≈ True Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#286fce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 43.53% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.58% cyan, 46.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 214.34°, with 67.48% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is True Blue (#0073cf), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.1628

Complementary

  1. #286fce
  2. #ce8728

Split complementary

  1. #286fce
  2. #ce3428
  3. #c2ce28

Analogous

  1. #28c2ce
  2. #286fce
  3. #3428ce

Triadic

  1. #286fce
  2. #ce286f
  3. #6fce28

Tetradic

  1. #286fce
  2. #8728ce
  3. #ce8728
  4. #6fce28

Square

  1. #286fce
  2. #ce28c2
  3. #ce8728
  4. #28ce34

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2a4e
  2. #1c4c8e
  3. #286fce
  4. #6298e1
  5. #a2c2ed

Shades

#286fce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #286fce
  2. #2464b9
  3. #2059a5
  4. #1c4e90
  5. #18437c
  6. #143867
  7. #102c52
  8. #0c213e
  9. #081629
  10. #040b15
  11. #000000

Tints

#286fce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #286fce
  2. #3e7dd3
  3. #538cd8
  4. #699add
  5. #7ea9e2
  6. #94b7e7
  7. #a9c5eb
  8. #bfd4f0
  9. #d4e2f5
  10. #eaf1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#286fce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #286fce
  2. #3171c6
  3. #3a72be
  4. #4274b7
  5. #4b76af
  6. #5478a7
  7. #5d799f
  8. #667b97
  9. #6e7d90
  10. #777e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5c709f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b78d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0d69cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008694 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3475d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b6ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007dae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-286fce {
  color: #286fce;
}
Background
.bg-286fce {
  background-color: #286fce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-286fce {
  border: 2px solid #286fce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #286fce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 111 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-286fce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #286fce, #3428ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-286fce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 111 206 / 0.35);
}

#0073cf True Blue ΔE 2.85 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 4.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.47 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.53 #1560bd Denim ΔE 5.58 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 6.22 #d79031 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

True Blue
#286fce  rgb(40, 111, 206)  hsl(214, 67%, 48%)  True Blue
#ce8728  rgb(206, 135, 40)  hsl(34, 67%, 48%)  Peru
#ce286f  rgb(206, 40, 111)  hsl(334, 67%, 48%)  Telemagenta
#6fce28  rgb(111, 206, 40)  hsl(94, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green