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#286eb5 color: Beautiful Blue

#286eb5 is rgb(40, 110, 181) in RGB and oklch(53.092% 0.13129 252.011) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

53.1%
0.131
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -81
Black text
3.99:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #286eb5

#286eb5 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 53.1% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.27:1 contrast and black text 3.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Blue (#186db6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #286eb5 mixed with white

  1. 286eb5
  2. 407dbd
  3. 568bc5
  4. 6b99cd
  5. 80a8d5
  6. 95b6dc
  7. aac5e3
  8. bfd3eb
  9. d4e2f2
  10. e9f0f8

Darker: #286eb5 mixed with black

  1. 286eb5
  2. 215f9d
  3. 1b5086
  4. 15416f
  5. 0f3359
  6. 092644
  7. 041930
  8. 020e1d
  9. 01040c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #286eb5 with less saturation

  1. 286eb5
  2. 326eae
  3. 3b6fa7
  4. 426fa0
  5. 496f99
  6. 506f91
  7. 566e8a
  8. 5c6e83
  9. 616d7b
  10. 676d74

Questions about #286eb5

What color is #286eb5?

#286eb5 is bright blue. The closest named color is Beautiful Blue. In RGB it is rgb(40, 110, 181), in HSL hsl(210.21, 63.8%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.092% 0.13129 252.011).

What colors go well with #286eb5?

The complementary color of #286eb5 is #995c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #007a9d and #6260b5. The triadic partners are #aa4658 and #4e7b1d.

Is white or black text more readable on #286eb5?

White text reads better on #286eb5: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and black gives 3.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #286eb5 a warm or cool color?

#286eb5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 53.1% and its chroma 0.131.