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#286385 color: Carbide

#286385 is rgb(40, 99, 133) in RGB and oklch(47.67% 0.08179 237.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

47.7%
0.082
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #286385

#286385 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.53:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Carbide (#316382). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-800.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #286385 mixed with white

  1. 286385
  2. 3f7291
  3. 54819d
  4. 6990a9
  5. 7e9fb5
  6. 93afc1
  7. a8bece
  8. bdceda
  9. d3dee6
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #286385 mixed with black

  1. 286385
  2. 215573
  3. 1b4761
  4. 153a50
  5. 0f2e40
  6. 092130
  7. 041621
  8. 020b13
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #286385 with less saturation

  1. 286385
  2. 306381
  3. 36627d
  4. 3c6279
  5. 426175
  6. 476071
  7. 4c606d
  8. 505f69
  9. 545e65
  10. 595d61

Questions about #286385

What color is #286385?

#286385 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Carbide. In RGB it is rgb(40, 99, 133), in HSL hsl(201.94, 53.76%, 33.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.67% 0.08179 237.341).

What colors go well with #286385?

The complementary color of #286385 is #7f502b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #006974 and #485b8b. The triadic partners are #81485d and #596329.

Is white or black text more readable on #286385?

White text reads better on #286385: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286385 a warm or cool color?

#286385 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.082.