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#285c8d color: Sapphire Lace

#285c8d is rgb(40, 92, 141) in RGB and oklch(46.378% 0.09735 249.559) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

46.4%
0.097
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #285c8d

#285c8d is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.99:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sapphire Lace (#235c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-800.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #285c8d mixed with white

  1. 285c8d
  2. 3e6c99
  3. 537ba4
  4. 688baf
  5. 7c9bbb
  6. 91abc6
  7. a7bcd2
  8. bcccdd
  9. d2dde8
  10. e8eef4

Darker: #285c8d mixed with black

  1. 285c8d
  2. 214f7a
  3. 1b4267
  4. 153655
  5. 0f2a44
  6. 091f33
  7. 041423
  8. 020a14
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #285c8d with less saturation

  1. 285c8d
  2. 2f5c88
  3. 355c83
  4. 3a5c7e
  5. 3f5c79
  6. 445b74
  7. 495b6e
  8. 4d5b69
  9. 515a64
  10. 555a5e

Questions about #285c8d

What color is #285c8d?

#285c8d is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(40, 92, 141), in HSL hsl(209.11, 55.8%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.378% 0.09735 249.559).

What colors go well with #285c8d?

The complementary color of #285c8d is #7b4e08. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #00657e and #4f528e. The triadic partners are #863f4d and #476323.

Is white or black text more readable on #285c8d?

White text reads better on #285c8d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #285c8d a warm or cool color?

#285c8d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.097.