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#283F68

#283f68 ≈ Prussian Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f68 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 24.71% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.54% cyan, 39.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 218.44°, with 44.44% saturation and 28.24% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 6.72.

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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #283f68
  2. #685128

Split complementary

  1. #283f68
  2. #683128
  3. #5f6828

Analogous

  1. #285f68
  2. #283f68
  3. #312868

Triadic

  1. #283f68
  2. #68283f
  3. #3f6828

Tetradic

  1. #283f68
  2. #512868
  3. #685128
  4. #3f6828

Square

  1. #283f68
  2. #68285f
  3. #685128
  4. #286831

Monochromatic

  1. #06090f
  2. #131e31
  3. #283f68
  4. #3d609f
  5. #6587c4

Shades

#283f68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f68
  2. #24395e
  3. #203253
  4. #1c2c49
  5. #18263e
  6. #142034
  7. #10192a
  8. #0c131f
  9. #080d15
  10. #04060a
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f68
  2. #3e5277
  3. #536586
  4. #697995
  5. #7e8ca4
  6. #949fb4
  7. #a9b2c3
  8. #bfc5d2
  9. #d4d9e1
  10. #eaecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f68
  2. #31466a
  3. #3a4c6d
  4. #42536f
  5. #4b5972
  6. #546074
  7. #5d6676
  8. #666d79
  9. #6e737b
  10. #777a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #373f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e426a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #263d67 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00484e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2c4169 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #273e67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #15455a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f68 {
  color: #283f68;
}
Background
.bg-283f68 {
  background-color: #283f68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f68 {
  border: 2px solid #283f68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 44% 28%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f68, #312868);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 104 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 6.72 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.73 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.90 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.41 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.52 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.60 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.28 #d7c097 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#283f68  rgb(40, 63, 104)  hsl(218, 44%, 28%)  Prussian Blue
#685128  rgb(104, 81, 40)  hsl(38, 44%, 28%)  Field Drab
#68283f  rgb(104, 40, 63)  hsl(338, 44%, 28%)  Pansy Purple
#3f6828  rgb(63, 104, 40)  hsl(98, 44%, 28%)  Dark Olive Green