Information about #28639E color

#28639E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #28639E belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(40, 99, 158) (15.7% red, 38.8% green, 62% blue), or CMYK 46 / 23 / 0 / 38 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated steel-blue azure, #28639E occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lapis Lazuli (#26619C). Slightly further away sit Cyan Cobalt Blue (#28589C) and St Tropaz (#2D569B).

The recipe behind #28639E is rgb(40, 99, 158), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #28639E: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#28639E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#28639E 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #28639E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lapis Lazuli color link
Lapis Lazuli

#26619C

St Tropaz color link
St Tropaz

#2D569B

Lochmara color link
Lochmara

#316EA0

Optimist color link
Optimist

#2B688D

Yarra color link
Yarra

#20608E

Fun Blue color link
Fun Blue

#1959A8

Jayce Blue color link
Jayce Blue

#234E9B

Ugly Blue color link
Ugly Blue

#31668A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28639E
  • RGB40, 99, 158
  • CMYK46, 23, 0, 38
  • CSSrgb(40, 99, 158)
  • HSL210°, 60%, 39%
  • HSL Precise210°, 59.596%, 38.824%
  • HSV210°, 75%, 62%
  • HSB210°, 75%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.388, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.388, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.388, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28639E
  • DECIMAL ID2646942
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01