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#283F75

#283f75 ≈ Yale Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f75 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.81% cyan, 46.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 222.08°, with 49.04% saturation and 30.78% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yale Blue (#0f4d92), ΔE 6.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #283f75
  2. #755e28

Split complementary

  1. #283f75
  2. #753728
  3. #657528

Analogous

  1. #286575
  2. #283f75
  3. #372875

Triadic

  1. #283f75
  2. #75283f
  3. #3f7528

Tetradic

  1. #283f75
  2. #5e2875
  3. #755e28
  4. #3f7528

Square

  1. #283f75
  2. #752865
  3. #755e28
  4. #287537

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #15203c
  3. #283f75
  4. #3b5eae
  5. #6a87cc

Shades

#283f75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f75
  2. #243969
  3. #20325e
  4. #1c2c52
  5. #182646
  6. #14203b
  7. #10192f
  8. #0c1323
  9. #080d17
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f75
  2. #3e5283
  3. #536591
  4. #69799e
  5. #7e8cac
  6. #949fba
  7. #a9b2c8
  8. #bfc5d6
  9. #d4d9e3
  10. #eaecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f75
  2. #314676
  3. #3a4c77
  4. #425378
  5. #4b5979
  6. #54607b
  7. #5d667c
  8. #666d7d
  9. #6e737e
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39405a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #264577 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #193e74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #274376 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #203e74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a4763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f75 {
  color: #283f75;
}
Background
.bg-283f75 {
  background-color: #283f75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f75 {
  border: 2px solid #283f75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 49% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f75, #372875);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 117 / 0.35);
}

#0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.95 #003399 Smalt ΔE 7.39 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 7.84 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.93 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.77 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 10.41 #d7c08a Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Yale Blue
#283f75  rgb(40, 63, 117)  hsl(222, 49%, 31%)  Yale Blue
#755e28  rgb(117, 94, 40)  hsl(42, 49%, 31%)  Field Drab
#75283f  rgb(117, 40, 63)  hsl(342, 49%, 31%)  Claret
#3f7528  rgb(63, 117, 40)  hsl(102, 49%, 31%)  Sap Green