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#286a82 color: Saxony Blue

#286a82 is rgb(40, 106, 130) in RGB and oklch(49.303% 0.07587 225.657) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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196°
100%

49.3%
0.076
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Cerulean
  • cyan-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.47:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #286a82

#286a82 is a dusty dark sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.076 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.04:1 contrast and black text 3.47:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saxony Blue (#216b88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-700.

More dark sky blue colors

Lighter: #286a82 mixed with white

  1. 286a82
  2. 40788e
  3. 56869a
  4. 6b95a7
  5. 7fa4b3
  6. 94b2bf
  7. a9c1cc
  8. bed1d9
  9. d4e0e5
  10. e9eff2

Darker: #286a82 mixed with black

  1. 286a82
  2. 215b70
  3. 1b4d5f
  4. 153f4e
  5. 0f313e
  6. 09242f
  7. 041820
  8. 020d12
  9. 010406
  10. 000001

Calmer: #286a82 with less saturation

  1. 286a82
  2. 31697f
  3. 38697c
  4. 3f6878
  5. 456775
  6. 4a6672
  7. 4f656f
  8. 54646b
  9. 596368
  10. 5d6265

Questions about #286a82

What color is #286a82?

#286a82 is dusty dark sky blue. The closest named color is Saxony Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 106, 130), in HSL hsl(196, 52.94%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.303% 0.07587 225.657).

What colors go well with #286a82?

The complementary color of #286a82 is #85533c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1b6e6f and #44638c. The triadic partners are #804f6b and #67642d.

Is white or black text more readable on #286a82?

White text reads better on #286a82: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and black gives 3.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286a82 a warm or cool color?

#286a82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.076.