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#283DAE

#283dae ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283dae is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 23.92% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 64.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 230.6°, with 62.62% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #283dae
  2. #ae9928

Split complementary

  1. #283dae
  2. #ae5628
  3. #80ae28

Analogous

  1. #2880ae
  2. #283dae
  3. #5628ae

Triadic

  1. #283dae
  2. #ae283d
  3. #3dae28

Tetradic

  1. #283dae
  2. #9928ae
  3. #ae9928
  4. #3dae28

Square

  1. #283dae
  2. #ae2880
  3. #ae9928
  4. #28ae56

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1132
  2. #1a2770
  3. #283dae
  4. #4d62d6
  5. #8b99e4

Shades

#283dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283dae
  2. #24379d
  3. #20318b
  4. #1c2b7a
  5. #182568
  6. #141f57
  7. #101846
  8. #0c1234
  9. #080c23
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#283dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283dae
  2. #3e50b6
  3. #5364be
  4. #6977c6
  5. #7e8bce
  6. #949ed7
  7. #a9b1df
  8. #bfc5e7
  9. #d4d8ef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283dae
  2. #3144a9
  3. #3a4aa5
  4. #4251a0
  5. #4b589c
  6. #545f97
  7. #5d6592
  8. #666c8e
  9. #6e7389
  10. #777985
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f457e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0041ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00508d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283dae {
  color: #283dae;
}
Background
.bg-283dae {
  background-color: #283dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283dae {
  border: 2px solid #283dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 61 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283dae, #5628ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 61 174 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.10 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 2.97 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.21 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.60 #d7c251 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283dae  rgb(40, 61, 174)  hsl(231, 63%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#ae9928  rgb(174, 153, 40)  hsl(51, 63%, 42%)  Brass
#ae283d  rgb(174, 40, 61)  hsl(351, 63%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3dae28  rgb(61, 174, 40)  hsl(111, 63%, 42%)  Kelly Green