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#283CDB

#283cdb ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283cdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.74% cyan, 72.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 233.3°, with 71.31% saturation and 50.78% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.088

Complementary

  1. #283cdb
  2. #dbc728

Split complementary

  1. #283cdb
  2. #db6e28
  3. #95db28

Analogous

  1. #2895db
  2. #283cdb
  3. #6e28db

Triadic

  1. #283cdb
  2. #db283c
  3. #3cdb28

Tetradic

  1. #283cdb
  2. #c728db
  3. #dbc728
  4. #3cdb28

Square

  1. #283cdb
  2. #db2895
  3. #dbc728
  4. #28db6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f185b
  2. #1a299c
  3. #283cdb
  4. #6a77e6
  5. #abb3f1

Shades

#283cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283cdb
  2. #2436c5
  3. #2030af
  4. #1c2a99
  5. #182483
  6. #141e6e
  7. #101858
  8. #0c1242
  9. #080c2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#283cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283cdb
  2. #3e50df
  3. #5363e2
  4. #6977e6
  5. #7e8ae9
  6. #949eed
  7. #a9b1f1
  8. #bfc5f4
  9. #d4d8f8
  10. #eaecfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283cdb
  2. #3143d2
  3. #3a4ac9
  4. #4250c0
  5. #4b57b7
  6. #545eae
  7. #5d65a4
  8. #666c9b
  9. #6e7292
  10. #777989
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464b9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005de0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006a88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0051de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0045d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005baf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283cdb {
  color: #283cdb;
}
Background
.bg-283cdb {
  background-color: #283cdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283cdb {
  border: 2px solid #283cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 60 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283cdb, #6e28db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 60 219 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.45 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.57 #d7c324 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283cdb  rgb(40, 60, 219)  hsl(233, 71%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#dbc728  rgb(219, 199, 40)  hsl(53, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#db283c  rgb(219, 40, 60)  hsl(353, 71%, 51%)  Crimson
#3cdb28  rgb(60, 219, 40)  hsl(113, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green