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#283ABD

#283abd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283abd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 22.75% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.84% cyan, 69.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 232.75°, with 65.07% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 0.95.

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Relative luminance0.0715

Complementary

  1. #283abd
  2. #bdab28

Split complementary

  1. #283abd
  2. #bd6028
  3. #84bd28

Analogous

  1. #2884bd
  2. #283abd
  3. #6028bd

Triadic

  1. #283abd
  2. #bd283a
  3. #3abd28

Tetradic

  1. #283abd
  2. #ab28bd
  3. #bdab28
  4. #3abd28

Square

  1. #283abd
  2. #bd2884
  3. #bdab28
  4. #28bd60

Monochromatic

  1. #0d133f
  2. #1b277e
  3. #283abd
  4. #5666db
  5. #959fe9

Shades

#283abd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283abd
  2. #2434aa
  3. #202e97
  4. #1c2984
  5. #182371
  6. #141d5f
  7. #10174c
  8. #0c1139
  9. #080c26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#283abd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283abd
  2. #3e4ec4
  3. #5361ca
  4. #6975d1
  5. #7e89d7
  6. #949dde
  7. #a9b0e5
  8. #bfc4eb
  9. #d4d8f2
  10. #eaebf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283abd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283abd
  2. #3141b7
  3. #3a48b1
  4. #424fab
  5. #4b56a5
  6. #545d9f
  7. #5d6498
  8. #666b92
  9. #6e728c
  10. #777986
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0040bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005298 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283abd {
  color: #283abd;
}
Background
.bg-283abd {
  background-color: #283abd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283abd {
  border: 2px solid #283abd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283abd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 58 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283abd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283abd, #6028bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283abd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 58 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 0.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.79 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.08 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.30 #d7c542 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283abd  rgb(40, 58, 189)  hsl(233, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bdab28  rgb(189, 171, 40)  hsl(53, 65%, 45%)  Brass
#bd283a  rgb(189, 40, 58)  hsl(353, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3abd28  rgb(58, 189, 40)  hsl(113, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green