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#286298 color: Outer Reef

#286298 is rgb(40, 98, 152) in RGB and oklch(48.486% 0.10586 249.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

48.5%
0.106
250°
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #286298

#286298 is a deep dark blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 250°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Outer Reef (#2a6295). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More dark blue colors

Lighter: #286298 mixed with white

  1. 286298
  2. 3f71a3
  3. 5480ad
  4. 6990b8
  5. 7e9fc2
  6. 93afcc
  7. a8bfd7
  8. bdcee1
  9. d3dfeb
  10. e9eff5

Darker: #286298 mixed with black

  1. 286298
  2. 215484
  3. 1b4770
  4. 153a5c
  5. 0f2d4a
  6. 092138
  7. 041627
  8. 020b17
  9. 010308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #286298 with less saturation

  1. 286298
  2. 306292
  3. 37628d
  4. 3d6287
  5. 426282
  6. 48627c
  7. 4d6176
  8. 526171
  9. 56606b
  10. 5b6065

Questions about #286298

What color is #286298?

#286298 is deep dark blue. The closest named color is Outer Reef. In RGB it is rgb(40, 98, 152), in HSL hsl(208.93, 58.33%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.486% 0.10586 249.585).

What colors go well with #286298?

The complementary color of #286298 is #855200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006c88 and #545799. The triadic partners are #904252 and #4b6a22.

Is white or black text more readable on #286298?

White text reads better on #286298: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286298 a warm or cool color?

#286298 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 250 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.106.