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#282995

#282995 ≈ Imperial Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#282995 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.08% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.15% cyan, 72.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 239.45°, with 57.67% saturation and 37.06% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Imperial Blue (#002395), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.0421

Complementary

  1. #282995
  2. #959428

Split complementary

  1. #282995
  2. #955e28
  3. #609528

Analogous

  1. #286095
  2. #282995
  3. #5e2895

Triadic

  1. #282995
  2. #952829
  3. #299528

Tetradic

  1. #282995
  2. #942895
  3. #959428
  4. #299528

Square

  1. #282995
  2. #952860
  3. #959428
  4. #28955e

Monochromatic

  1. #08081c
  2. #181859
  3. #282995
  4. #3e40cb
  5. #7b7bdb

Shades

#282995 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282995
  2. #242586
  3. #202177
  4. #1c1d68
  5. #181959
  6. #14154b
  7. #10103c
  8. #0c0c2d
  9. #08081e
  10. #04040f
  11. #000000

Tints

#282995 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282995
  2. #3e3ea0
  3. #5354aa
  4. #6969b5
  5. #7e7fbf
  6. #9494ca
  7. #a9a9d5
  8. #bfbfdf
  9. #d4d4ea
  10. #eaeaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282995 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282995
  2. #313293
  3. #3a3a91
  4. #42438f
  5. #4b4c8d
  6. #54558b
  7. #5d5d88
  8. #666686
  9. #6e6f84
  10. #777782
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #34346a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003f98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00475c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003797 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003094 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282995 {
  color: #282995;
}
Background
.bg-282995 {
  background-color: #282995;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282995 {
  border: 2px solid #282995;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282995;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 41 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 58% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282995 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282995, #5e2895);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282995 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 41 149 / 0.35);
}

#002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 2.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.29 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.57 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 6.15 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 6.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.60 #d7d66a Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Imperial Blue
#282995  rgb(40, 41, 149)  hsl(239, 58%, 37%)  Imperial Blue
#959428  rgb(149, 148, 40)  hsl(59, 58%, 37%)  Olive
#952829  rgb(149, 40, 41)  hsl(359, 58%, 37%)  Brown
#299528  rgb(41, 149, 40)  hsl(119, 58%, 37%)  Islamic Green