#288CBD Color

#288CBD is rgb(40, 140, 189) in RGB and hsl(200, 65%, 45%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#288CBD

HEX#288CBD

RGBrgb(40, 140, 189)

HSLhsl(200, 65%, 45%)

HSVhsv(200, 79%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.115 235.2)

CMYKcmyk(79%, 26%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text3.77:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.58:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

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

Base#288CBD Complementary#BD5A28 Analogous#28BDA4 Analogous#2841BD Triadic#BD288C Triadic#8CBD28

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#39A1D5 #57AFDB #78BFE2 #96CDE9 #B7DDF0 #D5EBF6

Shades

#2379A4 #1D668B #185472 #14445D #0E3243 #091F2A

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