#288BA9 Color

#288BA9 is rgb(40, 139, 169) in RGB and hsl(194, 62%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#288BA9

HEX#288BA9

RGBrgb(40, 139, 169)

HSLhsl(194, 62%, 41%)

HSVhsv(194, 76%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.098 222.8)

CMYKcmyk(76%, 18%, 0%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #288BA9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.92:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #288BA9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#288BA9 Complementary#A94628 Analogous#28A987 Analogous#284AA9 Triadic#A9288B Triadic#8BA928

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #288BA9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2FA6CA #4DB6D5 #6EC3DD #94D3E6 #B5E0EE #D6EEF5

Shades

#237A95 #1D667C #185567 #134453 #0F333E #091F25

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