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#283F7D

#283f7d ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f7d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68% cyan, 49.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 223.76°, with 51.52% saturation and 32.35% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 6.35.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0549

Complementary

  1. #283f7d
  2. #7d6628

Split complementary

  1. #283f7d
  2. #7d3b28
  3. #697d28

Analogous

  1. #28697d
  2. #283f7d
  3. #3b287d

Triadic

  1. #283f7d
  2. #7d283f
  3. #3f7d28

Tetradic

  1. #283f7d
  2. #66287d
  3. #7d6628
  4. #3f7d28

Square

  1. #283f7d
  2. #7d2869
  3. #7d6628
  4. #287d3b

Monochromatic

  1. #05080f
  2. #152243
  3. #283f7d
  4. #3b5cb7
  5. #6e88d0

Shades

#283f7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f7d
  2. #243971
  3. #203264
  4. #1c2c58
  5. #18264b
  6. #14203f
  7. #101932
  8. #0c1326
  9. #080d19
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f7d
  2. #3e528a
  3. #536597
  4. #6979a4
  5. #7e8cb1
  6. #949fbe
  7. #a9b2cb
  8. #bfc5d8
  9. #d4d9e5
  10. #eaecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f7d
  2. #31467d
  3. #3a4c7e
  4. #42537e
  5. #4b597e
  6. #54607f
  7. #5d667f
  8. #666d7f
  9. #6e737f
  10. #777a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39415f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f467f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0c3f7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #23447e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1b3f7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #014869 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f7d {
  color: #283f7d;
}
Background
.bg-283f7d {
  background-color: #283f7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f7d {
  border: 2px solid #283f7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 52% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f7d, #3b287d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 125 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 6.35 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.65 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.95 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.25 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.65 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.55 #d7c082 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f7d  rgb(40, 63, 125)  hsl(224, 52%, 32%)  Smalt
#7d6628  rgb(125, 102, 40)  hsl(44, 52%, 32%)  Field Drab
#7d283f  rgb(125, 40, 63)  hsl(344, 52%, 32%)  Claret
#3f7d28  rgb(63, 125, 40)  hsl(104, 52%, 32%)  Sap Green