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#283FAE

#283fae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 24.71% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 63.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 229.7°, with 62.62% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.5.

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Relative luminance0.0706

Complementary

  1. #283fae
  2. #ae9728

Split complementary

  1. #283fae
  2. #ae5428
  3. #82ae28

Analogous

  1. #2882ae
  2. #283fae
  3. #5428ae

Triadic

  1. #283fae
  2. #ae283f
  3. #3fae28

Tetradic

  1. #283fae
  2. #9728ae
  3. #ae9728
  4. #3fae28

Square

  1. #283fae
  2. #ae2882
  3. #ae9728
  4. #28ae54

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1232
  2. #1a2870
  3. #283fae
  4. #4d64d6
  5. #8b9ae4

Shades

#283fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fae
  2. #24399d
  3. #20328b
  4. #1c2c7a
  5. #182668
  6. #142057
  7. #101946
  8. #0c1334
  9. #080d23
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fae
  2. #3e52b6
  3. #5365be
  4. #6979c6
  5. #7e8cce
  6. #949fd7
  7. #a9b2df
  8. #bfc5e7
  9. #d4d9ef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fae
  2. #3146a9
  3. #3a4ca5
  4. #4253a0
  5. #4b599c
  6. #546097
  7. #5d6692
  8. #666d8e
  9. #6e7389
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40477f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fae {
  color: #283fae;
}
Background
.bg-283fae {
  background-color: #283fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fae {
  border: 2px solid #283fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fae, #5428ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.42 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.81 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.27 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.00 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.41 #d7c051 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fae  rgb(40, 63, 174)  hsl(230, 63%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#ae9728  rgb(174, 151, 40)  hsl(50, 63%, 42%)  Brass
#ae283f  rgb(174, 40, 63)  hsl(350, 63%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3fae28  rgb(63, 174, 40)  hsl(110, 63%, 42%)  Kelly Green