#288AC3 Color

#288AC3 is rgb(40, 138, 195) in RGB and hsl(202, 66%, 46%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#288AC3

HEX#288AC3

RGBrgb(40, 138, 195)

HSLhsl(202, 66%, 46%)

HSVhsv(202, 79%, 76%)

OKLCHoklch(60.5% 0.123 239.7)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 29%, 0%, 24%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #288AC3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #288AC3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#288AC3 Complementary#C36128 Analogous#28C3AE Analogous#283DC3 Triadic#C3288A Triadic#8AC328

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #288AC3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#389CD6 #5AADDD #78BCE3 #99CDEA #B7DBF0 #D9ECF7

Shades

#2378A9 #1D6690 #185477 #13425D #0E3044 #091E2A

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