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#283F82

#283f82 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f82 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 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.23% cyan, 51.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 224.67°, with 52.94% saturation and 33.33% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0562

Complementary

  1. #283f82
  2. #826b28

Split complementary

  1. #283f82
  2. #823e28
  3. #6c8228

Analogous

  1. #286c82
  2. #283f82
  3. #3e2882

Triadic

  1. #283f82
  2. #82283f
  3. #3f8228

Tetradic

  1. #283f82
  2. #6b2882
  3. #826b28
  4. #3f8228

Square

  1. #283f82
  2. #82286c
  3. #826b28
  4. #28823e

Monochromatic

  1. #050810
  2. #162347
  3. #283f82
  4. #3a5bbc
  5. #7089d3

Shades

#283f82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f82
  2. #243975
  3. #203268
  4. #1c2c5b
  5. #18264e
  6. #142041
  7. #101934
  8. #0c1327
  9. #080d1a
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f82
  2. #3e528f
  3. #53659b
  4. #6979a8
  5. #7e8cb4
  6. #949fc1
  7. #a9b2cd
  8. #bfc5da
  9. #d4d9e6
  10. #eaecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f82
  2. #314682
  3. #3a4c82
  4. #425381
  5. #4b5981
  6. #546081
  7. #5d6681
  8. #666d81
  9. #6e7380
  10. #777a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4162 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #194784 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003f81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #204483 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #173f81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00496c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f82 {
  color: #283f82;
}
Background
.bg-283f82 {
  background-color: #283f82;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f82 {
  border: 2px solid #283f82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 53% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f82, #3e2882);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 130 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.72 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.36 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.56 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #003153 Prussian Blue ΔE 8.90 #d7c07d Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f82  rgb(40, 63, 130)  hsl(225, 53%, 33%)  Smalt
#826b28  rgb(130, 107, 40)  hsl(45, 53%, 33%)  Field Drab
#82283f  rgb(130, 40, 63)  hsl(345, 53%, 33%)  Claret
#3f8228  rgb(63, 130, 40)  hsl(105, 53%, 33%)  Sap Green