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#283F7A

#283f7a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f7a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.21% cyan, 48.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 223.17°, with 50.62% saturation and 31.76% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.74.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #283f7a
  2. #7a6328

Split complementary

  1. #283f7a
  2. #7a3a28
  3. #687a28

Analogous

  1. #28687a
  2. #283f7a
  3. #3a287a

Triadic

  1. #283f7a
  2. #7a283f
  3. #3f7a28

Tetradic

  1. #283f7a
  2. #63287a
  3. #7a6328
  4. #3f7a28

Square

  1. #283f7a
  2. #7a2868
  3. #7a6328
  4. #287a3a

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #152140
  3. #283f7a
  4. #3b5db4
  5. #6c88cf

Shades

#283f7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f7a
  2. #24396e
  3. #203262
  4. #1c2c55
  5. #182649
  6. #14203d
  7. #101931
  8. #0c1325
  9. #080d18
  10. #04060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f7a
  2. #3e5287
  3. #536595
  4. #6979a2
  5. #7e8caf
  6. #949fbd
  7. #a9b2ca
  8. #bfc5d7
  9. #d4d9e4
  10. #eaecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f7a
  2. #31467b
  3. #3a4c7b
  4. #42537c
  5. #4b597c
  6. #54607d
  7. #5d667e
  8. #666d7e
  9. #6e737f
  10. #777a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39415d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #22467c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #123e79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24437b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d3f79 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #044766 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f7a {
  color: #283f7a;
}
Background
.bg-283f7a {
  background-color: #283f7a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f7a {
  border: 2px solid #283f7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 51% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f7a, #3a287a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 122 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.74 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 7.32 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.53 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.08 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.99 #d7c085 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f7a  rgb(40, 63, 122)  hsl(223, 51%, 32%)  Smalt
#7a6328  rgb(122, 99, 40)  hsl(43, 51%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7a283f  rgb(122, 40, 63)  hsl(343, 51%, 32%)  Claret
#3f7a28  rgb(63, 122, 40)  hsl(103, 51%, 32%)  Sap Green