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Information about #28496C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#28496C falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 73, 108) — 15.7% red, 28.6% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 27 / 14 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #28496C reads as a confidently colored steel-blue azure and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Griffin Fjord (#274B6A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bellbottom Blue (#2C4C6D) and Limitless (#254B75).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 73, 108) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. No one has named #28496C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#28496C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#28496C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#28496C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#1F3A56

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#172B40

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Black

#000000

#28496C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#355373

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Grey

#808080

#28496C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#27646B

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#276B58

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#28496C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#6C4B28
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#6B6C28
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#6C2928
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#286B6C
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6C2849
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4B286C
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#6C4B28
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6C286B
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#6C4B28
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#286C29
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Nearest named colors to #28496C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Griffin Fjord color link
Griffin Fjord

#274B6A

Bellbottom Blue color link
Bellbottom Blue

#2C4C6D

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Capri color link
Capri

#30436A

Wet N Wild color link
Wet N Wild

#254375

Filmpro Ultramarine Blue color link
Filmpro Ultramarine Blue

#2C3E6B

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

JayHawk Blue color link
JayHawk Blue

#194F6E

Shipshape color link
Shipshape

#21425F

#28496C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28496C
  • RGB40, 73, 108
  • CMYK27, 14, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(40, 73, 108)
  • HSL211°, 46%, 29%
  • HSL Precise210.882°, 45.946%, 29.02%
  • HSV211°, 63%, 42%
  • HSB211°, 63%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.286, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.286, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.286, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28496C
  • DECIMAL ID2640236
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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