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#283FBB

#283fbb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.61% cyan, 66.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 230.61°, with 64.76% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.0759

Complementary

  1. #283fbb
  2. #bba428

Split complementary

  1. #283fbb
  2. #bb5a28
  3. #89bb28

Analogous

  1. #2889bb
  2. #283fbb
  3. #5a28bb

Triadic

  1. #283fbb
  2. #bb283f
  3. #3fbb28

Tetradic

  1. #283fbb
  2. #a428bb
  3. #bba428
  4. #3fbb28

Square

  1. #283fbb
  2. #bb2889
  3. #bba428
  4. #28bb5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d153d
  2. #1b2a7c
  3. #283fbb
  4. #556adb
  5. #94a1e8

Shades

#283fbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fbb
  2. #2439a8
  3. #203296
  4. #1c2c83
  5. #182670
  6. #14205e
  7. #10194b
  8. #0c1338
  9. #080d25
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fbb
  2. #3e52c2
  3. #5365c9
  4. #6979cf
  5. #7e8cd6
  6. #949fdd
  7. #a9b2e4
  8. #bfc5eb
  9. #d4d9f1
  10. #eaecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fbb
  2. #3146b5
  3. #3a4caf
  4. #4253a9
  5. #4b59a3
  6. #54609e
  7. #5d6698
  8. #666d92
  9. #6e738c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005597 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fbb {
  color: #283fbb;
}
Background
.bg-283fbb {
  background-color: #283fbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fbb {
  border: 2px solid #283fbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fbb, #5a28bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 187 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.36 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.16 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.79 #d7c044 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fbb  rgb(40, 63, 187)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bba428  rgb(187, 164, 40)  hsl(51, 65%, 45%)  Brass
#bb283f  rgb(187, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3fbb28  rgb(63, 187, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green