Information about #285BDD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #285BDD reads as a strongly colored steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Royal Blue (#2B60DE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Byzantine Blue (#3457D5) and Azul (#1D5DEC).
The recipe behind #285BDD is rgb(40, 91, 221), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #285BDD background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.6:1. No one has named #285BDD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#285BDD color variations
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#285BDD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#285BDD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#285BDD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#285BDD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#285BDD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #285BDD color
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Nearest named colors to #285BDD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#2B60DE
#3457D5
#1D5DEC
#216BD6
#3369E8
#286ACD
#246BCE
#3A5FCD
#3C69E7
#214FC6
#2D68C4
#0D59E9
#285BDD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#285BDD
- RGB40, 91, 221
- CMYK71, 51, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(40, 91, 221)
- HSL223°, 73%, 51%
- HSL Precise223.094°, 72.691%, 51.176%
- HSV223°, 82%, 87%
- HSB223°, 82%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.867
- GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.357, 0.867)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.357, 0.867, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.357, 0.867)
- Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.7%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID285BDD
- DECIMAL ID2644957
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
