#284ae5 Color Information

#284ae5 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #284ae5. In RGB, it consists of 15.7% Red, 29.0% Green, and 89.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 82.5% Cyan, 67.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 10.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 229.2°, with saturation of 78.4% and lightness of 52.7%. The decimal value for #284ae5 is 2640613, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3333cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #284ae5 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#284ae5 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color40, 74, 229 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color15.7%, 29.0%, 89.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.843, 0.710, 0.102 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.825, 0.677, 0, 0.102 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color229.2°, 78.4%, 52.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color229.2°, 82.5%, 89.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.467, 11.006, 75.332 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color40, 69, 229 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2640613 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color39.590, 44.655, -81.045 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)39.590, 92.533, 298.854 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color39.590, -13.808, -116.259 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color33.175, 35.924, -111.411 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.168, 0.106, 11.006 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280830693 / 0xff284ae5 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3333cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #284ae5

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #284ae5, its pure hue is 229.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.4%, and its lightness is 52.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #284ae5, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05091d to #2341c8.

Tints of #284ae5

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #284ae5, its pure hue is 229.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.4%, and its lightness is 52.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #284ae5, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #4361e8 to #e4e8fc.

Tones of #284ae5

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #284ae5, its pure hue is 229.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 78.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #284ae5, which range from #878787 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0e39ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #284ae5

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #284ae5! For #284ae5, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #284ae5. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #284ae5

This color, #284ae5, consists of 15.7% Red, 29.0% Green, and 89.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 40, Green = 74, Blue = 229. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #284ae5 is 82.5% Cyan, 67.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 10.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R15.7%
C82.5%
G29.0%
M67.7%
B89.8%
Y0.0%
K10.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 40 74 229
Octal 50 112 345
Hexa #28 #4a #e5
Binary 00101000 01001010 11100101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 82 67 0 10
Octal 122 103 0 12
Hexa #52 #43 #00 #0a
Binary 01010010 01000011 00000000 00001010

Analogous Colors of #284ae5

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #284ae5 — which has hue 229.2° — its analogous colors are located at 199.2° and 259.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #284ae5.

Triadic Colors of #284ae5

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #284ae5 — which has hue 229.2° — its triadic colors are located at 109.2° and 349.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #284ae5.

Complementary Color of #284ae5

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #284ae5 — which has hue 229.2° — its complementary color is located at 49.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #284ae5.

Split Complementary Colors of #284ae5

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #284ae5 — which has hue 229.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.2° and 229.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #284ae5.

Tetradic Colors of #284ae5

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #284ae5 — which has hue 229.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 139.2°, 229.2°, 319.2°, and 49.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #284ae5.

Monochromatic Colors of #284ae5

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #284ae5, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #182a7c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8da0f9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #284ae5

We want to make getting started with #284ae5 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #284ae5 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #284ae5 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #284ae5 with other HTML elements.

#284ae5 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #284ae5.
<span style="color: #284ae5;">The color of this text is #284ae5.</span>

#284ae5 Background Color

The background color for this text is #284ae5.
<div style="background-color: #284ae5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #284ae5.</div>

#284ae5 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #284ae5.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #284ae5;">This color for the shadow of this text is #284ae5.</span>

#284ae5 Border Color

This is a div with border color #284ae5.
<div style="border: #284ae5 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #284ae5.</div>

#284ae5 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #284ae5 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #284ae5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #284ae5 on a white background.</div></div>

#284ae5 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #284ae5 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #284ae5; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #284ae5 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #284ae5 to White

This is a gradient from #284ae5 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#284ae5,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#284ae5,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#284ae5,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#284ae5,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #284ae5 to white.</div>

Gradient from #284ae5 to Black

This is a gradient from #284ae5 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#284ae5,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#284ae5,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#284ae5,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#284ae5,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #284ae5 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #284ae5

In addition to using #284ae5 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #284ae5 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #284ae5, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 40, Green = 74, Blue = 229). If you need details about the color coordinates of #284ae5 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #284ae5
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(40, 74, 229)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #284ae5; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #284ae5; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #284ae5; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(40, 74, 229);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#284ae5")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:40, green:74, blue:229, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:40 green:74 blue:229 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(40f, 74f, 229f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(40, 74, 229);
 

#284ae5 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #284ae5 the same way. For those with color blindness, #284ae5 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #284ae5 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #284ae5 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #284ae5 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #284ae5 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #284ae5 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #284ae5 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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