Information about #285877 color

#285877 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#285877 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 88, 119) — 15.7% red, 34.5% green, 46.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 31 / 12 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #285877 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Venice Blue (#2C5778). Slightly further away sit Orient (#255B77) and Spray Drift (#2D5877).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 88, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #285877: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#285877 color variations

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#285877 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #285877

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

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Blue Jay color link
Blue Jay

#2B547E

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Blumine color link
Blumine

#305C71

Limitless color link
Limitless

#254B75

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#285877
  • RGB40, 88, 119
  • CMYK31, 12, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(40, 88, 119)
  • HSL204°, 50%, 31%
  • HSL Precise203.544°, 49.686%, 31.176%
  • HSV204°, 66%, 47%
  • HSB204°, 66%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.345, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.345, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.345, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID285877
  • DECIMAL ID2644087
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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