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#284BEE

#284bee ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#284bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 29.41% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 68.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.39°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.1166

Complementary

  1. #284bee
  2. #eecb28

Split complementary

  1. #284bee
  2. #ee6828
  3. #aeee28

Analogous

  1. #28aeee
  2. #284bee
  3. #6828ee

Triadic

  1. #284bee
  2. #ee284b
  3. #4bee28

Tetradic

  1. #284bee
  2. #cb28ee
  3. #eecb28
  4. #4bee28

Square

  1. #284bee
  2. #ee28ae
  3. #eecb28
  4. #28ee68

Monochromatic

  1. #091c74
  2. #0f2dbb
  3. #284bee
  4. #6f86f4
  5. #b6c2f9

Shades

#284bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #284bee
  2. #2444d6
  3. #203cbe
  4. #1c35a7
  5. #182d8f
  6. #142677
  7. #101e5f
  8. #0c1747
  9. #080f30
  10. #040818
  11. #000000

Tints

#284bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #284bee
  2. #3e5df0
  3. #536ff1
  4. #6981f3
  5. #7e93f5
  6. #94a5f7
  7. #a9b7f8
  8. #bfc9fa
  9. #d4dbfc
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#284bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #284bee
  2. #3150e3
  3. #3a56d8
  4. #425bcd
  5. #4b60c2
  6. #5466b7
  7. #5d6bac
  8. #6670a1
  9. #6e7596
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f58ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0056eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #005ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0052ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0069c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-284bee {
  color: #284bee;
}
Background
.bg-284bee {
  background-color: #284bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-284bee {
  border: 2px solid #284bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #284bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 75 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-284bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #284bee, #6828ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-284bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 75 238 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.51 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.25 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.29 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.49 #d7b411 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Iris
#284bee  rgb(40, 75, 238)  hsl(229, 85%, 55%)  Iris
#eecb28  rgb(238, 203, 40)  hsl(49, 85%, 55%)  Jonquil
#ee284b  rgb(238, 40, 75)  hsl(349, 85%, 55%)  Amaranth
#4bee28  rgb(75, 238, 40)  hsl(109, 85%, 55%)  Neon Green