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#287CAD closest to Neptune

#287CAD is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Neptune. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 48.6% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(40, 124, 173)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 62% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 77% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #287CAD is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.59:1.

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Variations of #287CAD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#287CAD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#287CAD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #287CAD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5370AC
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #657CAF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #587BAE
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5370AC
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4A75AD
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00888D
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #00819F
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #757575
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #687786

#287CAD contrast checker

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4.59:1 Good#287CAD text on white
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4.58:1 Good#287CAD text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#287CAD in CSS

/* Neptune */
.color { color: #287CAD; }
.background { background-color: #287CAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #287CAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(40 124 173);
color: hsl(202 62% 42%);
color: oklch(0.560 0.109 239.1);

#287CAD FAQ

What color is #287CAD?

#287CAD is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Neptune. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #287CAD?

#287CAD is rgb(40, 124, 173) in RGB, hsl(202, 62%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(77%, 28%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #287CAD?

The complementary color of #287CAD is #AD5928, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #287CAD?

White text has the best contrast on #287CAD: 4.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #287CAD a warm or cool color?

#287CAD is a cool color.