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#282BC5

#282bc5 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#282bc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.86% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.7% cyan, 78.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 238.85°, with 66.24% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.01.

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Relative luminance0.0621

Complementary

  1. #282bc5
  2. #c5c228

Split complementary

  1. #282bc5
  2. #c57328
  3. #7ac528

Analogous

  1. #287ac5
  2. #282bc5
  3. #7328c5

Triadic

  1. #282bc5
  2. #c5282b
  3. #2bc528

Tetradic

  1. #282bc5
  2. #c228c5
  3. #c5c228
  4. #2bc528

Square

  1. #282bc5
  2. #c5287a
  3. #c5c228
  4. #28c573

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0f46
  2. #1b1d85
  3. #282bc5
  4. #5c5ede
  5. #9b9deb

Shades

#282bc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282bc5
  2. #2427b1
  3. #20229e
  4. #1c1e8a
  5. #181a76
  6. #141663
  7. #10114f
  8. #0c0d3b
  9. #080927
  10. #040414
  11. #000000

Tints

#282bc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282bc5
  2. #3e40cb
  3. #5355d1
  4. #696bd6
  5. #7e80dc
  6. #9495e2
  7. #a9aae8
  8. #bfbfee
  9. #d4d5f3
  10. #eaeaf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282bc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282bc5
  2. #3134be
  3. #3a3cb7
  4. #4245b0
  5. #4b4da9
  6. #5456a3
  7. #5d5e9c
  8. #666795
  9. #6e6f8e
  10. #777887
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3c3d8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004c9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282bc5 {
  color: #282bc5;
}
Background
.bg-282bc5 {
  background-color: #282bc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282bc5 {
  border: 2px solid #282bc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282bc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 43 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 66% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282bc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282bc5, #7328c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282bc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 43 197 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.01 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.41 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.47 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.74 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.43 #d7d43a Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#282bc5  rgb(40, 43, 197)  hsl(239, 66%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#c5c228  rgb(197, 194, 40)  hsl(59, 66%, 46%)  Citrine
#c5282b  rgb(197, 40, 43)  hsl(359, 66%, 46%)  Fire Engine Red
#2bc528  rgb(43, 197, 40)  hsl(119, 66%, 46%)  Lime Green