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#286586 color: Carbide

#286586 is rgb(40, 101, 134) in RGB and oklch(48.227% 0.08169 235.76) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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201°
100%

48.2%
0.082
236°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #286586

#286586 is a soft dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 48.2% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 236°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, 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: #286586 mixed with white

  1. 286586
  2. 3f7492
  3. 55829e
  4. 6a91aa
  5. 7ea0b6
  6. 93b0c2
  7. a8bfce
  8. becfda
  9. d3dfe6
  10. e9eff3

Darker: #286586 mixed with black

  1. 286586
  2. 215774
  3. 1b4962
  4. 153c51
  5. 0f2f40
  6. 092230
  7. 041721
  8. 020c13
  9. 010306
  10. 000001

Calmer: #286586 with less saturation

  1. 286586
  2. 306582
  3. 37647e
  4. 3d637a
  5. 436376
  6. 486272
  7. 4d616e
  8. 51616a
  9. 566066
  10. 5a5f62

Questions about #286586

What color is #286586?

#286586 is soft dark sky blue. The closest named color is Carbide. In RGB it is rgb(40, 101, 134), in HSL hsl(201.06, 54.02%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.227% 0.08169 235.76).

What colors go well with #286586?

The complementary color of #286586 is #81512e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #036b75 and #485d8d. The triadic partners are #824a60 and #5c642a.

Is white or black text more readable on #286586?

White text reads better on #286586: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286586 a warm or cool color?

#286586 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 236 degrees, its lightness 48.2% and its chroma 0.082.