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#283FBE

#283fbe ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.95% cyan, 66.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 230.8°, with 65.22% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #283fbe
  2. #bea728

Split complementary

  1. #283fbe
  2. #be5c28
  3. #8abe28

Analogous

  1. #288abe
  2. #283fbe
  3. #5c28be

Triadic

  1. #283fbe
  2. #be283f
  3. #3fbe28

Tetradic

  1. #283fbe
  2. #a728be
  3. #bea728
  4. #3fbe28

Square

  1. #283fbe
  2. #be288a
  3. #bea728
  4. #28be5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d1540
  2. #1b2a7f
  3. #283fbe
  4. #576bdc
  5. #96a3e9

Shades

#283fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fbe
  2. #2439ab
  3. #203298
  4. #1c2c85
  5. #182672
  6. #14205f
  7. #10194c
  8. #0c1339
  9. #080d26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fbe
  2. #3e52c5
  3. #5365cb
  4. #6979d2
  5. #7e8cd8
  6. #949fdf
  7. #a9b2e5
  8. #bfc5ec
  9. #d4d9f2
  10. #eaecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fbe
  2. #3146b8
  3. #3a4cb2
  4. #4253ab
  5. #4b59a5
  6. #54609f
  7. #5d6699
  8. #666d93
  9. #6e738c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42498a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006179 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005699 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fbe {
  color: #283fbe;
}
Background
.bg-283fbe {
  background-color: #283fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fbe {
  border: 2px solid #283fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fbe, #5c28be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 190 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.79 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.50 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.57 #d7c041 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fbe  rgb(40, 63, 190)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bea728  rgb(190, 167, 40)  hsl(51, 65%, 45%)  Brass
#be283f  rgb(190, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3fbe28  rgb(63, 190, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green