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#283DE3

#283de3 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283de3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 23.92% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.38% cyan, 73.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 233.26°, with 76.95% saturation and 52.35% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.58.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0933

Complementary

  1. #283de3
  2. #e3ce28

Split complementary

  1. #283de3
  2. #e37028
  3. #9ae328

Analogous

  1. #289ae3
  2. #283de3
  3. #7028e3

Triadic

  1. #283de3
  2. #e3283d
  3. #3de328

Tetradic

  1. #283de3
  2. #ce28e3
  3. #e3ce28
  4. #3de328

Square

  1. #283de3
  2. #e3289a
  3. #e3ce28
  4. #28e370

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1765
  2. #1626a9
  3. #283de3
  4. #6c7aec
  5. #afb7f5

Shades

#283de3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283de3
  2. #2437cc
  3. #2031b6
  4. #1c2b9f
  5. #182588
  6. #141f72
  7. #10185b
  8. #0c1244
  9. #080c2d
  10. #040617
  11. #000000

Tints

#283de3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283de3
  2. #3e50e6
  3. #5364e9
  4. #6977eb
  5. #7e8bee
  6. #949ef1
  7. #a9b1f4
  8. #bfc5f7
  9. #d4d8f9
  10. #eaecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283de3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283de3
  2. #3144d9
  3. #3a4acf
  4. #4251c5
  5. #4b58bb
  6. #545fb2
  7. #5d65a8
  8. #666c9e
  9. #6e7394
  10. #77798a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484da2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004de0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0047e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283de3 {
  color: #283de3;
}
Background
.bg-283de3 {
  background-color: #283de3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283de3 {
  border: 2px solid #283de3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283de3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 61 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 77% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283de3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283de3, #7028e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283de3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 61 227 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.70 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.36 #d7c21c Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283de3  rgb(40, 61, 227)  hsl(233, 77%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#e3ce28  rgb(227, 206, 40)  hsl(53, 77%, 52%)  Citrine
#e3283d  rgb(227, 40, 61)  hsl(353, 77%, 52%)  Crimson
#3de328  rgb(61, 227, 40)  hsl(113, 77%, 52%)  Malachite