Color

#286990

Cool blue. Nearest reference color: Queen blue.

RGB

0–255

105

144

CMYK

0–100%

72.22%

27.08%

43.53%

RGB describes how #286990 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 40, green 105 and blue 144.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 72.22%, magenta 27.08%, yellow 0% and black 43.53%.

HSL values

H 202.5° S 56.52% L 36.08%

In the HSL color model, #286990 has a hue of 202.5°, 56.52% saturation and 36.08% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#286990 is a medium, cool blue with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #286990 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #286990

RGB rgb(40, 105, 144)

HSL hsl(202.5 56.52% 36.08%)

OKLCH oklch(0.497518 0.090118 238.8173)

CSS --color: #286990;

Tints of #286990

Tints are lighter variations of #286990. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#DFF2FF #91D2FE #6EAED8 #4B8BB4 #286990

Shades of #286990

Shades are darker variations of #286990. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#286990 #014E73 #00344F #001C2D #00070E

Tones of #286990

Tones reduce the chroma of #286990, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#286990 #396887 #46677D #526673 #5C646A

Tonal range of #286990

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #286990 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#DFF2FF #91D2FE #6EAED8 #4B8BB4 #286990 #014E73 #00344F #001C2D #00070E

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #DFF2FF;
    --color-200: #91D2FE;
    --color-300: #6EAED8;
    --color-400: #4B8BB4;
    --color-500: #286990;
    --color-600: #014E73;
    --color-700: #00344F;
    --color-800: #001C2D;
    --color-900: #00070E;
}

Colors that go with #286990

Color harmonies for #286990 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#286990 #885529

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#00707D #286990 #4D6096

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#286990 #8B4B61 #5D6A29

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#286990 #8F4D44 #775F1A

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#286990 #7F4F7C #885529 #3A7145

CSS gradients with #286990

These gradients show how #286990 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#286990 #608DAC #94B2C7 #C9D8E3 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #286990, #608DAC, #94B2C7, #C9D8E3, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#286990 #184560 #092434 #01070E #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #286990, #184560, #092434, #01070E, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#286990 #007171 #3A7145 #6B651F #885529

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #286990, #007171, #3A7145, #6B651F, #885529);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #286990. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

5.98:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

3.51:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1257 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #286990 as the background.

background-color: #286990;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #286990 in design

See how #286990 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#286990 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #286990 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#91D2FE

#286990

#001C2D

Colors similar to #286990

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #286990, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#4181A9 #085278 #006A9B #44677F #176C8B #366693 #287897 #2A5A87

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #286990 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #576992 Deuteranopia #495F8F Tritanopia #007376

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #286990 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 10.9587
Y: 12.5667
Z: 28.2282

CIELAB

L*: 42.1029
a*: -7.0866
b*: -27.3502

OKLab

L: 0.497518
a: -0.04666
b: -0.077098

OKLCH

L: 0.497518
C: 0.090118
H: 238.8173°