Information about #285566 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #285566 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marathon (#305563). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lucifer (#2E5060) and Spinnaker (#2F4D66).
In RGB terms — rgb(40, 85, 102) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #285566 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:60) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #285566 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#285566 color variations
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#285566 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#285566 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#285566 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#285566 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#285566 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #285566 color
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Nearest named colors to #285566
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#305563
#2E5060
#2F4D66
#274B6A
#2C4C6D
#2C5971
#284962
#265B71
#275359
#304E5E
#2F6168
#274A5D
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#285566
- RGB40, 85, 102
- CMYK24, 7, 0, 60
- CSSrgb(40, 85, 102)
- HSL196°, 44%, 28%
- HSL Precise196.452°, 43.662%, 27.843%
- HSV196°, 61%, 40%
- HSB196°, 61%, 40%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
- GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.333, 0.400)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.333, 0.400, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.333, 0.400)
- Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID285566
- DECIMAL ID2643302
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
