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#283FBF

#283fbf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.06% cyan, 67.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 230.86°, with 65.37% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.0777

Complementary

  1. #283fbf
  2. #bfa828

Split complementary

  1. #283fbf
  2. #bf5c28
  3. #8abf28

Analogous

  1. #288abf
  2. #283fbf
  3. #5c28bf

Triadic

  1. #283fbf
  2. #bf283f
  3. #3fbf28

Tetradic

  1. #283fbf
  2. #a828bf
  3. #bfa828
  4. #3fbf28

Square

  1. #283fbf
  2. #bf288a
  3. #bfa828
  4. #28bf5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e1540
  2. #1b2a80
  3. #283fbf
  4. #586cdc
  5. #97a3e9

Shades

#283fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fbf
  2. #2439ac
  3. #203299
  4. #1c2c86
  5. #182673
  6. #142060
  7. #10194c
  8. #0c1339
  9. #080d26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fbf
  2. #3e52c5
  3. #5365cc
  4. #6979d2
  5. #7e8cd9
  6. #949fdf
  7. #a9b2e5
  8. #bfc5ec
  9. #d4d9f2
  10. #eaecf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fbf
  2. #3146b9
  3. #3a4cb2
  4. #4253ac
  5. #4b59a6
  6. #5460a0
  7. #5d6699
  8. #666d93
  9. #6e738d
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42498a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006279 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00569a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fbf {
  color: #283fbf;
}
Background
.bg-283fbf {
  background-color: #283fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fbf {
  border: 2px solid #283fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fbf, #5c28bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 191 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.68 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.76 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.70 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.23 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.50 #d7c040 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fbf  rgb(40, 63, 191)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bfa828  rgb(191, 168, 40)  hsl(51, 65%, 45%)  Brass
#bf283f  rgb(191, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3fbf28  rgb(63, 191, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green