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#282FB7

#282fb7 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#282fb7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 18.43% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.14% cyan, 74.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 237.06°, with 64.13% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #282fb7
  2. #b7b028

Split complementary

  1. #282fb7
  2. #b76928
  3. #77b728

Analogous

  1. #2877b7
  2. #282fb7
  3. #6928b7

Triadic

  1. #282fb7
  2. #b7282f
  3. #2fb728

Tetradic

  1. #282fb7
  2. #b028b7
  3. #b7b028
  4. #2fb728

Square

  1. #282fb7
  2. #b72877
  3. #b7b028
  4. #28b769

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0f39
  2. #1a1f78
  3. #282fb7
  4. #5259d9
  5. #9195e7

Shades

#282fb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282fb7
  2. #242aa5
  3. #202692
  4. #1c2180
  5. #181c6e
  6. #14185c
  7. #101349
  8. #0c0e37
  9. #080925
  10. #040512
  11. #000000

Tints

#282fb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282fb7
  2. #3e44be
  3. #5359c5
  4. #696dcd
  5. #7e82d4
  6. #9497db
  7. #a9ace2
  8. #bfc1e9
  9. #d4d5f1
  10. #eaeaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282fb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282fb7
  2. #3137b2
  3. #3a3fac
  4. #4247a7
  5. #4b4fa1
  6. #54589c
  7. #5d6096
  8. #666891
  9. #6e708b
  10. #777886
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b3d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005771 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282fb7 {
  color: #282fb7;
}
Background
.bg-282fb7 {
  background-color: #282fb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282fb7 {
  border: 2px solid #282fb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282fb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 47 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 64% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282fb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282fb7, #6928b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282fb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 47 183 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.75 #003399 Smalt ΔE 5.82 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.20 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.57 #d7d048 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#282fb7  rgb(40, 47, 183)  hsl(237, 64%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#b7b028  rgb(183, 176, 40)  hsl(57, 64%, 44%)  Brass
#b7282f  rgb(183, 40, 47)  hsl(357, 64%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2fb728  rgb(47, 183, 40)  hsl(117, 64%, 44%)  Kelly Green