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#285e91 color: Sapphire Lace

#285e91 is rgb(40, 94, 145) in RGB and oklch(47.102% 0.10065 249.714) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

47.1%
0.101
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #285e91

#285e91 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.77:1 contrast and black text 3.1:1, 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: #285e91 mixed with white

  1. 285e91
  2. 3e6d9c
  3. 537da7
  4. 688db2
  5. 7d9dbe
  6. 92adc9
  7. a7bdd3
  8. bdcdde
  9. d2dee9
  10. e9eef4

Darker: #285e91 mixed with black

  1. 285e91
  2. 21517d
  3. 1b446a
  4. 153758
  5. 0f2b46
  6. 091f35
  7. 041425
  8. 020a15
  9. 010307
  10. 000001

Calmer: #285e91 with less saturation

  1. 285e91
  2. 2f5e8c
  3. 355e87
  4. 3b5e81
  5. 405e7c
  6. 455e77
  7. 4a5d71
  8. 4e5d6c
  9. 535c66
  10. 575c61

Questions about #285e91

What color is #285e91?

#285e91 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Sapphire Lace. In RGB it is rgb(40, 94, 145), in HSL hsl(209.14, 56.76%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.102% 0.10065 249.714).

What colors go well with #285e91?

The complementary color of #285e91 is #7f4f04. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006782 and #505392. The triadic partners are #8a404e and #486623.

Is white or black text more readable on #285e91?

White text reads better on #285e91: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and black gives 3.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #285e91 a warm or cool color?

#285e91 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.101.