What color is #28559B?

#28559B is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28559B?

The RGB value is 40, 85, 155: 40 red, 85 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28559B?

The complementary color is #9B6E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28559B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28559B color

#28559B rgb(40, 85, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #28559B is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 33.3% green and 60.8% blue (40, 85, 155).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 59% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Fist of the North Star (#225599), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#28559B color codes

HEX	`#28559B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 85, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 33.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 59%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 74%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 45%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 9.7, -42.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 43.78, 282.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.038, 9.314, 32.273)`
Decimal	`2643355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28559B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #28559B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28559B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #28559B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28559b; }
.text { color: #28559b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28559b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 85 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28559b, #34289b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #28559B?: #28559B is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Fist of the North Star. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28559B?: The RGB value is 40, 85, 155: 40 red, 85 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28559B?: The complementary color is #9B6E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28559B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.