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#283F73

#283f73 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 45.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 221.6°, with 48.39% saturation and 30.39% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 7.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #283f73
  2. #735c28

Split complementary

  1. #283f73
  2. #733628
  3. #647328

Analogous

  1. #286473
  2. #283f73
  3. #362873

Triadic

  1. #283f73
  2. #73283f
  3. #3f7328

Tetradic

  1. #283f73
  2. #5c2873
  3. #735c28
  4. #3f7328

Square

  1. #283f73
  2. #732864
  3. #735c28
  4. #287336

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #14203a
  3. #283f73
  4. #3c5eac
  5. #6987cb

Shades

#283f73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f73
  2. #243968
  3. #20325c
  4. #1c2c51
  5. #182645
  6. #14203a
  7. #10192e
  8. #0c1323
  9. #080d17
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f73
  2. #3e5281
  3. #53658f
  4. #69799d
  5. #7e8cab
  6. #949fb9
  7. #a9b2c7
  8. #bfc5d5
  9. #d4d9e3
  10. #eaecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f73
  2. #314674
  3. #3a4c76
  4. #425377
  5. #4b5978
  6. #54607a
  7. #5d667b
  8. #666d7c
  9. #6e737d
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #384059 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #274475 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c3e72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #274274 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #213e72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0c4661 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f73 {
  color: #283f73;
}
Background
.bg-283f73 {
  background-color: #283f73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f73 {
  border: 2px solid #283f73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 48% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f73, #362873);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 115 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.05 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.65 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.68 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.17 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.27 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.03 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.25 #d7c08c Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#283f73  rgb(40, 63, 115)  hsl(222, 48%, 30%)  Yale Blue
#735c28  rgb(115, 92, 40)  hsl(42, 48%, 30%)  Field Drab
#73283f  rgb(115, 40, 63)  hsl(342, 48%, 30%)  Wine
#3f7328  rgb(63, 115, 40)  hsl(102, 48%, 30%)  Sap Green