Information about #287CC6 color

#287CC6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#287CC6 falls into the Azure Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 124, 198) — 15.7% red, 48.6% green, 77.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 62 / 29 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#287CC6 presents itself as a vivid, lively azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bluish (#2976BB). Slightly further away sit Windows Blue (#357EC7) and Celtic Blue (#246BCE).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(40, 124, 198)), which gives #287CC6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. #287CC6 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#287CC6 color variations

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

#287CC6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#287CC6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#287CC6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#287CC6 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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#287CC6 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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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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#C7C229
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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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#29C7C2
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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #287CC6

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

Bluish color link
Bluish

#2976BB

Windows Blue color link
Windows Blue

#357EC7

Celtic Blue color link
Celtic Blue

#246BCE

Mariner color link
Mariner

#286ACD

True Blue color link
True Blue

#2D68C4

Bright Navy Blue color link
Bright Navy Blue

#1974D2

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Blue Ivy color link
Blue Ivy

#3090C7

Cyan Cornflower Blue color link
Cyan Cornflower Blue

#188BC2

Flickr Blue color link
Flickr Blue

#216BD6

UCLA Blue color link
UCLA Blue

#2774AE

Mid Blue color link
Mid Blue

#276AB3

#287CC6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#287CC6
  • RGB40, 124, 198
  • CMYK62, 29, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(40, 124, 198)
  • HSL208°, 66%, 47%
  • HSL Precise208.101°, 66.387%, 46.667%
  • HSV208°, 80%, 78%
  • HSB208°, 80%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.486, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.486, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.486, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID287CC6
  • DECIMAL ID2653382
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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