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#283D80

#283d80 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283d80 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 23.92% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.75% cyan, 52.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 225.68°, with 52.38% saturation and 32.94% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0535

Complementary

  1. #283d80
  2. #806b28

Split complementary

  1. #283d80
  2. #803f28
  3. #698028

Analogous

  1. #286980
  2. #283d80
  3. #3f2880

Triadic

  1. #283d80
  2. #80283d
  3. #3d8028

Tetradic

  1. #283d80
  2. #6b2880
  3. #806b28
  4. #3d8028

Square

  1. #283d80
  2. #802869
  3. #806b28
  4. #28803f

Monochromatic

  1. #050710
  2. #162146
  3. #283d80
  4. #3a59ba
  5. #6f87d2

Shades

#283d80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283d80
  2. #243773
  3. #203166
  4. #1c2b5a
  5. #18254d
  6. #141f40
  7. #101833
  8. #0c1226
  9. #080c1a
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#283d80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283d80
  2. #3e508d
  3. #536499
  4. #6977a6
  5. #7e8bb3
  6. #949ec0
  7. #a9b1cc
  8. #bfc5d9
  9. #d4d8e6
  10. #eaecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283d80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283d80
  2. #314480
  3. #3a4a80
  4. #425180
  5. #4b5880
  6. #545f80
  7. #5d6580
  8. #666c80
  9. #6e7380
  10. #777980
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #394061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #164682 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f4281 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #153d7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00476a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283d80 {
  color: #283d80;
}
Background
.bg-283d80 {
  background-color: #283d80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283d80 {
  border: 2px solid #283d80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283d80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 61 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 52% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283d80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283d80, #3f2880);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283d80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 61 128 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.59 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.91 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.24 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.92 #d7c27f Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283d80  rgb(40, 61, 128)  hsl(226, 52%, 33%)  Smalt
#806b28  rgb(128, 107, 40)  hsl(46, 52%, 33%)  Field Drab
#80283d  rgb(128, 40, 61)  hsl(346, 52%, 33%)  Claret
#3d8028  rgb(61, 128, 40)  hsl(106, 52%, 33%)  Sap Green