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#283F50

#283f50 ≈ Charcoal

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#283f50 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 24.71% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 21.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black. Its hue angle is 205.5°, with 33.33% saturation and 23.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Charcoal (#36454f), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.0459

Complementary

  1. #283f50
  2. #503928

Split complementary

  1. #283f50
  2. #50282b
  3. #504d28

Analogous

  1. #28504d
  2. #283f50
  3. #282b50

Triadic

  1. #283f50
  2. #50283f
  3. #3f5028

Tetradic

  1. #283f50
  2. #392850
  3. #503928
  4. #3f5028

Square

  1. #283f50
  2. #4d2850
  3. #503928
  4. #2b5028

Monochromatic

  1. #070b0e
  2. #0f171d
  3. #283f50
  4. #426783
  5. #618eb0

Shades

#283f50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f50
  2. #243948
  3. #203240
  4. #1c2c38
  5. #182630
  6. #142028
  7. #101920
  8. #0c1318
  9. #080d10
  10. #040608
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f50
  2. #3e5262
  3. #536573
  4. #697985
  5. #7e8c96
  6. #949fa8
  7. #a9b2b9
  8. #bfc5cb
  9. #d4d9dc
  10. #eaecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f50
  2. #314655
  3. #3a4c5a
  4. #42535e
  5. #4b5963
  6. #546068
  7. #5d666d
  8. #666d72
  9. #6e7376
  10. #777a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #353d45 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #383f51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #323b50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #174345 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #323f50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2e3c50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1f4249 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f50 {
  color: #283f50;
}
Background
.bg-283f50 {
  background-color: #283f50;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f50 {
  border: 2px solid #283f50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 33% 24%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f50, #282b50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 80 / 0.35);
}

#36454f Charcoal ΔE 4.05 #2a3439 Gunmetal ΔE 6.87 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.85 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 8.79 #353839 Onyx ΔE 9.48 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.52 #d7c0af Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Charcoal
#283f50  rgb(40, 63, 80)  hsl(206, 33%, 24%)  Charcoal
#503928  rgb(80, 57, 40)  hsl(26, 33%, 24%)  Bistre
#50283f  rgb(80, 40, 63)  hsl(326, 33%, 24%)  Eggplant
#3f5028  rgb(63, 80, 40)  hsl(86, 33%, 24%)  Army Green