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#282DD4

#282dd4 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#282dd4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 17.65% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.13% cyan, 78.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 238.26°, with 68.25% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.0708

Complementary

  1. #282dd4
  2. #d4cf28

Split complementary

  1. #282dd4
  2. #d47928
  3. #83d428

Analogous

  1. #2883d4
  2. #282dd4
  3. #7928d4

Triadic

  1. #282dd4
  2. #d4282d
  3. #2dd428

Tetradic

  1. #282dd4
  2. #cf28d4
  3. #d4cf28
  4. #2dd428

Square

  1. #282dd4
  2. #d42883
  3. #d4cf28
  4. #28d479

Monochromatic

  1. #101253
  2. #1c1f94
  3. #282dd4
  4. #666ae2
  5. #a7a9ee

Shades

#282dd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282dd4
  2. #2429bf
  3. #2024aa
  4. #1c2094
  5. #181b7f
  6. #14176a
  7. #101255
  8. #0c0e40
  9. #08092a
  10. #040515
  11. #000000

Tints

#282dd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282dd4
  2. #3e42d8
  3. #5357dd
  4. #696ce1
  5. #7e81e5
  6. #9496ea
  7. #a9abee
  8. #bfc0f2
  9. #d4d5f6
  10. #eaeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282dd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282dd4
  2. #3135cc
  3. #3a3ec3
  4. #4246bb
  5. #4b4eb2
  6. #5457aa
  7. #5d5fa2
  8. #666799
  9. #6e6f91
  10. #777888
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404196 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006181 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282dd4 {
  color: #282dd4;
}
Background
.bg-282dd4 {
  background-color: #282dd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282dd4 {
  border: 2px solid #282dd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282dd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 45 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 68% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282dd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282dd4, #7928d4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282dd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 45 212 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.05 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.75 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.98 #d7d22b Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#282dd4  rgb(40, 45, 212)  hsl(238, 68%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#d4cf28  rgb(212, 207, 40)  hsl(58, 68%, 49%)  Citrine
#d4282d  rgb(212, 40, 45)  hsl(358, 68%, 49%)  Persian Red
#2dd428  rgb(45, 212, 40)  hsl(118, 68%, 49%)  Lime Green