Close to Cerulean
#287DAC
#287DAC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Cerulean. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 49% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 62% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #287DAC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.55:1 AABlack text on this color
4.62:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.55:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.62:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #287DAC as they’d see it.
#287DAC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #287DAC
What color is #287DAC?
#287DAC is a mid-tone, rich blue, close to the color Cerulean. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 49% green, and 67.5% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 62% saturation and 42% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #287DAC in RGB?
#287DAC is rgb(40, 125, 172): 40 red, 125 green, and 172 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #287DAC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(77, 27, 0, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #287DAC?
PANTONE 7689 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #287DAC?
Its complement #A2684A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.