What color is #285C82?

#285C82 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #285C82?

The RGB value is 40, 92, 130: 40 red, 92 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #285C82?

The complementary color is #824E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #285C82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#285C82 color

#285C82 rgb(40, 92, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #285C82 is a dark, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 36.1% green and 51% blue (40, 92, 130).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 53% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 69% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Oceanic Motion (#1D5C83), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#285C82 color codes

HEX	`#285C82`
RGB	`rgb(40, 92, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 36.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 53%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 69%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(69%, 29%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.33, -4.27, -26.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.33, 26.69, 260.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.73, 9.716, 22.53)`
Decimal	`2645122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #285C82, 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 #285C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#285C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #285C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #285c82; }
.text { color: #285c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #285c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 92 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #285c82, #282f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #285C82?: #285C82 is a dark, moderate azure, closest to the named color Oceanic Motion. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #285C82?: The RGB value is 40, 92, 130: 40 red, 92 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #285C82?: The complementary color is #824E28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #285C82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.