#287ec0

Color #287ec0

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#287ec0

RGB

rgb(40, 126, 192)

HSL

hsl(206.1, 65.5%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.1, 79.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(50.89, -2.02, -41.62)

LCH

lch(50.89, 41.67, 267.22)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.1293, 246.33)

HWB

hwb(206.1, 15.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c06a28

Analogous

#28c0b6

#287ec0

#2832c0

Triadic

#287ec0

#c0287e

#7ec028

Split-complementary

#287ec0

#c02832

#c0b628

Tetradic

#287ec0

#6a28c0

#c06a28

#7ec028

Square

#287ec0

#b628c0

#c06a28

#32c028

Shades

Color #287ec0 mixed toward black.

#2169a0

#1b5480

#143f60

#0d2a40

#071520

Tints

Color #287ec0 mixed toward white.

#3f95d7

#66aadf

#8cbfe7

#b2d5ef

#d9eaf7

Tones

Color #287ec0 mixed toward gray.

#357cb3

#417ba7

#4e799a

#5b778d

#677681

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5bb3 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#554fb0 · ΔE 20.7

Tritanopia

#31a8a5 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #287ec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#287ec0]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#287ec0 (#287ec0) is rgb(40, 126, 192) in RGB.

No, #287ec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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