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#283DCC

#283dcc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283dcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.39% cyan, 70.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 232.32°, with 67.21% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0815

Complementary

  1. #283dcc
  2. #ccb728

Split complementary

  1. #283dcc
  2. #cc6528
  3. #8fcc28

Analogous

  1. #288fcc
  2. #283dcc
  3. #6528cc

Triadic

  1. #283dcc
  2. #cc283d
  3. #3dcc28

Tetradic

  1. #283dcc
  2. #b728cc
  3. #ccb728
  4. #3dcc28

Square

  1. #283dcc
  2. #cc288f
  3. #ccb728
  4. #28cc65

Monochromatic

  1. #0f174c
  2. #1b2a8c
  3. #283dcc
  4. #6171e0
  5. #a1aaec

Shades

#283dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283dcc
  2. #2437b8
  3. #2031a3
  4. #1c2b8f
  5. #18257a
  6. #141f66
  7. #101852
  8. #0c123d
  9. #080c29
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#283dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283dcc
  2. #3e50d1
  3. #5364d6
  4. #6977db
  5. #7e8be0
  6. #949ee6
  7. #a9b1eb
  8. #bfc5f0
  9. #d4d8f5
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283dcc
  2. #3144c4
  3. #3a4abd
  4. #4251b5
  5. #4b58ae
  6. #545fa6
  7. #5d659e
  8. #666c97
  9. #6e738f
  10. #777988
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #444a93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283dcc {
  color: #283dcc;
}
Background
.bg-283dcc {
  background-color: #283dcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283dcc {
  border: 2px solid #283dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 61 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283dcc, #6528cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 61 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.02 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.24 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.25 #d7c233 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283dcc  rgb(40, 61, 204)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#ccb728  rgb(204, 183, 40)  hsl(52, 67%, 48%)  Old Gold
#cc283d  rgb(204, 40, 61)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#3dcc28  rgb(61, 204, 40)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green