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#283CD6

#283cd6 ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283cd6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 23.53% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.31% cyan, 71.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 233.1°, with 68.5% saturation and 49.8% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.0854

Complementary

  1. #283cd6
  2. #d6c228

Split complementary

  1. #283cd6
  2. #d66b28
  3. #93d628

Analogous

  1. #2893d6
  2. #283cd6
  3. #6b28d6

Triadic

  1. #283cd6
  2. #d6283c
  3. #3cd628

Tetradic

  1. #283cd6
  2. #c228d6
  3. #d6c228
  4. #3cd628

Square

  1. #283cd6
  2. #d62893
  3. #d6c228
  4. #28d66b

Monochromatic

  1. #101855
  2. #1c2a96
  3. #283cd6
  4. #6876e3
  5. #a8b0ef

Shades

#283cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283cd6
  2. #2436c1
  3. #2030ab
  4. #1c2a96
  5. #182480
  6. #141e6b
  7. #101856
  8. #0c1240
  9. #080c2b
  10. #040615
  11. #000000

Tints

#283cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283cd6
  2. #3e50da
  3. #5363de
  4. #6977e2
  5. #7e8ae6
  6. #949eeb
  7. #a9b1ef
  8. #bfc5f3
  9. #d4d8f7
  10. #eaecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283cd6
  2. #3143cd
  3. #3a4ac5
  4. #4250bc
  5. #4b57b4
  6. #545eab
  7. #5d65a2
  8. #666c9a
  9. #6e7291
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ad3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283cd6 {
  color: #283cd6;
}
Background
.bg-283cd6 {
  background-color: #283cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #283cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 60 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 69% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283cd6, #6b28d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 60 214 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 3.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.51 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.80 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.73 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.81 #d7c329 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283cd6  rgb(40, 60, 214)  hsl(233, 69%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#d6c228  rgb(214, 194, 40)  hsl(53, 69%, 50%)  Citrine
#d6283c  rgb(214, 40, 60)  hsl(353, 69%, 50%)  Crimson
#3cd628  rgb(60, 214, 40)  hsl(113, 69%, 50%)  Lime Green