Information about #28687E color

#28687E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#28687E falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 104, 126) — 15.7% red, 40.8% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 34 / 9 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#28687E is a pleasantly vivid azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Light Blue Flower (#1D697C). Slightly further away sit Orient (#255B77) and Ugly Blue (#31668A).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(40, 104, 126)), which gives #28687E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.4:1. #28687E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#28687E color variations

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

#28687E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#28687E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#183F4C

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Black

#000000

#28687E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#28687E 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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#28687E 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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#803E28
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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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#806A28
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#80283E
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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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#28806A
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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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#80286A
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#6A8028
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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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#3E2880
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#803E28
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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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#6A2880
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#803E28
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Nearest named colors to #28687E

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

Light Blue Flower color link
Light Blue Flower

#1D697C

Orient color link
Orient

#255B77

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Bahama Blue color link
Bahama Blue

#25597F

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Spray Drift color link
Spray Drift

#2D5877

Light Navy Blue color link
Light Navy Blue

#2E5A88

Matisse color link
Matisse

#365C7D

Venice Blue color link
Venice Blue

#2C5778

#28687E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28687E
  • RGB40, 104, 126
  • CMYK34, 9, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(40, 104, 126)
  • HSL195°, 52%, 33%
  • HSL Precise195.349°, 51.807%, 32.549%
  • HSV195°, 68%, 49%
  • HSB195°, 68%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.408, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.408, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.408, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28687E
  • DECIMAL ID2648190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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