#286FAE Hex Color

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Color Name

Bice Blue*

Hex Color Code

#286FAE

RGB Color Code

RGB(40, 111, 174)

CMYK Values*

77.0%, 36.2%, 0.0%, 31.8%

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#286FAE hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 286FAE?

The RGB color code for color number #286FAE is RGB(40, 111, 174). In the RGB color model, #286FAE has a red value of 40, a green value of 111, and a blue value of 174. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 77.0% cyan, 36.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.8% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 208.2° (degrees), 62.6 % saturation, and 42.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #286FAE has a hue of 208.2° (degrees), 77.0 % saturation and 68.2 % brightness/value.

Color 286FAE is cool or warm?

Color 286FAE is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #286FAE? (For interior and product design)

286FAE has an LRV of nearly 14.9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#286FAE

LRV 14.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 14.9 of #286FAE with dark and light color

Is #286FAE Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 286FAE meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #286FAE color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #286FAE

Hex triplet: #286FAE
Red: 28
Green: 6F
Blue: AE

RGBA / RGB rgb(40, 111, 174)

Red: 40 (15.7%)
Green: 111 (43.5%)
Blue: 174 (68.2%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 77.01%
Magenta: 36.21%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 31.76%

HSL hsl(208.21deg, 62.6 %, 42.0 %)

Hue: 208.21°
Saturation: 62.62 %
Lightness: 41.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 208.21°
Saturation: 77.01 %
Brightness / Value: 68.24 %

RYB ryb(51, 77, 156)

Red: 51 (19.8%)
Yellow: 77 (30.3%)
Blue: 156 (61.3%)

HWB

Hue: 208.21°
Whiteness: 15.69 %
Blackness: 31.76 %

CMY

Cyan: 84.31%
Magenta: 56.47%
Yellow: 31.76%

XYZ

X: 14.2
Y: 14.88
Z: 42.17

YXY

Y1: 14.88
X: 0.2
Y2: 0.21

CIE-Lab

L: 45.46
A: 0.38
B: -39.81

CIE-Lch

L: 45.46
C: 39.81
H: 270.54

CIE-Luv

L: 45.46
U: -24.67
V: -59.32

Hunter-Lab

L: 38.57
A: -1.78
B: -37.82

Other

LRV: ~ 14.9 %
Munsell Color System: 7.8B 4.4/10.5

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #286FAE

These are the named colors closest to hex 286FAE, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#2072AF Color Bice Blue

98.35% match | ΔE 1.65

#0072BB Color French Blue

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#0067A5 Color Medium Persian Blue

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

#0067A5 Color Sapphire Blue

96.46% match | ΔE 3.54

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 286FAE.

#3272AF Color PANTONE 18-4141 TCX - Campanula

98.70% match | ΔE 1.30

#3073B7 Color PANTONE 18-4143 TCX - Super Sonic

97.99% match | ΔE 2.01

#006CA9 Color PANTONE 18-4250 TCX - Indigo Bunting

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#0075B3 Color PANTONE 18-4247 TCX - Brilliant Blue

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 286FAE.

#006CB0 Color PANTONE 3553 C

98.09% match | ΔE 1.91

#256BA2 Color PANTONE 2151 C

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#2774AE Color PANTONE 2383 C

97.80% match | ΔE 2.20

#0069B1 Color PANTONE 2196 C

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 286FAE.

#3876AB Color BS 20-E-53 - Blue

97.24% match | ΔE 2.76

#266492 Color BS 20-E-56 - Blue

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 286FAE.

#4278AF Color RAL 270 50 35 - Viennese Blue

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

#0066A3 Color RAL 260 40 45 - LED Blue

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#327AB9 Color RAL 270 50 40 - Cornflower Blue

95.83% match | ΔE 4.17

#00659D Color RAL 260 40 40 - Navy Blue

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 286FAE.

#42698C Color RAL 5023 -Distant Blue

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#376B8C Color RAL 5007 - Brilliant Blue

94.26% match | ΔE 5.74

#007CB0 Color RAL 5015 - Sky Blue

93.13% match | ΔE 6.87

Pantone TPX

Pantone TPX color similar/equivalent to 286FAE.

#5072A7 Color Blue Yonder

94.35% match | ΔE 5.65

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#0071C5 Color Intel Blue

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#0071CE Color Walmart Blue

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#0077BE Color Ocean Boat Blue

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

Paint color for Hex #286FAE

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 286FAE from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 286FAE once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #286FAE to Dunn-Edwards

#186DB6 Color Beautiful Blue (DEA 136)

98.86% match | ΔE 1.14

#296A9D Color The Blues (DE 5859)

97.31% match | ΔE 2.69

#326AB1 Color Dover Straits (DE 5866)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#466F97 Color Postwar Boom (DET 584)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

Behr

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #286FAE to Behr

#366FA6 Color Mega Blue (P520-6)

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#2B6BAA Color Electric Blue (MQ4-24)

98.36% match | ΔE 1.64

#3F6F98 Color National Anthem (M520-6)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#156A9B Color Cosmic Cobalt (P500-7)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

PPG Paints

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #286FAE to PPG Paints

#1C70AD Color Planetarium (PPG1242-6)

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#356FAD Color Nocturne Shade (PPG1244-6)

98.50% match | ΔE 1.50

#0072B5 Color Cobalt Glaze (PPG1240-7)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

#0264AE Color Cobalt Stone (PPG1241-7)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #286FAE to Benjamin Moore

#3D74AC Color Athens Blue (797)

97.53% match | ΔE 2.47

#1369A7 Color Paddington Blue (791)

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#40729C Color Chicago Blues (804)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#0066B1 Color Big Country Blue (2066-30)

96.73% match | ΔE 3.27

Valspar

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #286FAE to Valspar

#0169A7 Color Peek-A-Boo Blue (4007-10C)

96.96% match | ΔE 3.04

#28679E Color In the Nick (8001-44F)

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#10659F Color Biro Blue (8001-43G)

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#016CA0 Color Blue on Blue (V034-3)

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #286FAE to Sherwin Williams

#016EA7 Color Blue Chip (SW 6959)

96.76% match | ΔE 3.24

#4E739F Color Lupine (SW 6810)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#2377A2 Color Danube (SW 6803)

94.06% match | ΔE 5.94

#015F97 Color Hyper Blue (SW 6965)

93.71% match | ΔE 6.29

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 286FAE similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #286FAE to Farrow & Ball

#4280B8 Color Pea Flower Tea (CB12)

93.49% match | ΔE 6.51

#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)

86.68% match | ΔE 13.32

#6A8FB2 Color Cook's Blue (237)

86.60% match | ΔE 13.40

#5C6576 Color Wine Dark (308)

85.59% match | ΔE 14.41

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#286FAE color palettes and scheme combination

0B2032

153A5B

1E5585

286FAE

3889D1

61A2DB

8BBAE4

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

28AE67

28AEAA

286FAE

282CAE

6728AE

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

286FAE

AE286F

6FAE28

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

286FAE

AA28AE

AE6728

2CAE28

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

286FAE

3D7DB6

538BBE

689AC6

7EA8CE

93B7D6

A9C5DE

BED3E6

D4E2EE

E9F0F6

FFFFFF

Bice Blue* - #286FAE Tints

286FAE

24639C

20588B

1C4D79

184268

143757

102C45

0C2134

081622

040B11

000000

Bice Blue* - #286FAE Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#286FAE

Bice Blue*

#AE6728

Light Brown*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #286FAE?

Color that best contrast with #286FAE is #AE6728, color name is Light Brown*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.