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#283F6D

#283f6d ≈ Prussian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f6d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 24.71% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.3% cyan, 42.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 46.31% saturation and 29.22% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Prussian Blue (#003153), ΔE 7.19.

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Relative luminance0.0511

Complementary

  1. #283f6d
  2. #6d5628

Split complementary

  1. #283f6d
  2. #6d3428
  3. #626d28

Analogous

  1. #28626d
  2. #283f6d
  3. #34286d

Triadic

  1. #283f6d
  2. #6d283f
  3. #3f6d28

Tetradic

  1. #283f6d
  2. #56286d
  3. #6d5628
  4. #3f6d28

Square

  1. #283f6d
  2. #6d2862
  3. #6d5628
  4. #286d34

Monochromatic

  1. #05090f
  2. #131f35
  3. #283f6d
  4. #3d5fa5
  5. #6787c7

Shades

#283f6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f6d
  2. #243962
  3. #203257
  4. #1c2c4c
  5. #182641
  6. #142037
  7. #10192c
  8. #0c1321
  9. #080d16
  10. #04060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f6d
  2. #3e527c
  3. #53658a
  4. #697999
  5. #7e8ca7
  6. #949fb6
  7. #a9b2c5
  8. #bfc5d3
  9. #d4d9e2
  10. #eaecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f6d
  2. #31466f
  3. #3a4c71
  4. #425373
  5. #4b5975
  6. #546077
  7. #5d6678
  8. #666d7a
  9. #6e737c
  10. #777a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b436f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #223d6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004950 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a426e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #243e6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #11455d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f6d {
  color: #283f6d;
}
Background
.bg-283f6d {
  background-color: #283f6d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f6d {
  border: 2px solid #283f6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 46% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f6d, #34286d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 109 / 0.35);
}

#003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.19 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.40 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.88 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.95 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.77 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 9.84 #d7c092 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Prussian Blue
#283f6d  rgb(40, 63, 109)  hsl(220, 46%, 29%)  Prussian Blue
#6d5628  rgb(109, 86, 40)  hsl(40, 46%, 29%)  Field Drab
#6d283f  rgb(109, 40, 63)  hsl(340, 46%, 29%)  Pansy Purple
#3f6d28  rgb(63, 109, 40)  hsl(100, 46%, 29%)  Dark Olive Green