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#283F72

#283f72 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.91% cyan, 44.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 221.35°, with 48.05% saturation and 30.2% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0522

Complementary

  1. #283f72
  2. #725b28

Split complementary

  1. #283f72
  2. #723628
  3. #647228

Analogous

  1. #286472
  2. #283f72
  3. #362872

Triadic

  1. #283f72
  2. #72283f
  3. #3f7228

Tetradic

  1. #283f72
  2. #5b2872
  3. #725b28
  4. #3f7228

Square

  1. #283f72
  2. #722864
  3. #725b28
  4. #287236

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #142039
  3. #283f72
  4. #3c5eab
  5. #6987ca

Shades

#283f72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f72
  2. #243967
  3. #20325b
  4. #1c2c50
  5. #182644
  6. #142039
  7. #10192e
  8. #0c1322
  9. #080d17
  10. #04060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f72
  2. #3e5280
  3. #53658e
  4. #69799c
  5. #7e8caa
  6. #949fb9
  7. #a9b2c7
  8. #bfc5d5
  9. #d4d9e3
  10. #eaecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f72
  2. #314673
  3. #3a4c75
  4. #425376
  5. #4b5978
  6. #546079
  7. #5d667a
  8. #666d7c
  9. #6e737d
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384058 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #284474 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1d3d71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #284273 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #223e71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d4661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f72 {
  color: #283f72;
}
Background
.bg-283f72 {
  background-color: #283f72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f72 {
  border: 2px solid #283f72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 48% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f72, #362872);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 114 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.10 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.60 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.77 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.29 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.16 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.18 #d7c08d Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#283f72  rgb(40, 63, 114)  hsl(221, 48%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#725b28  rgb(114, 91, 40)  hsl(41, 48%, 30%)  Field Drab
#72283f  rgb(114, 40, 63)  hsl(341, 48%, 30%)  Wine
#3f7228  rgb(63, 114, 40)  hsl(101, 48%, 30%)  Sap Green