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#283F85

#283f85 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f85 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.92% cyan, 52.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 225.16°, with 53.76% saturation and 33.92% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.057

Complementary

  1. #283f85
  2. #856e28

Split complementary

  1. #283f85
  2. #853f28
  3. #6d8528

Analogous

  1. #286d85
  2. #283f85
  3. #3f2885

Triadic

  1. #283f85
  2. #85283f
  3. #3f8528

Tetradic

  1. #283f85
  2. #6e2885
  3. #856e28
  4. #3f8528

Square

  1. #283f85
  2. #85286d
  3. #856e28
  4. #28853f

Monochromatic

  1. #050710
  2. #16234a
  3. #283f85
  4. #3a5bc0
  5. #728ad4

Shades

#283f85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f85
  2. #243978
  3. #20326a
  4. #1c2c5d
  5. #182650
  6. #142043
  7. #101935
  8. #0c1328
  9. #080d1b
  10. #04060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f85
  2. #3e5291
  3. #53659d
  4. #6979aa
  5. #7e8cb6
  6. #949fc2
  7. #a9b2ce
  8. #bfc5da
  9. #d4d9e7
  10. #eaecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f85
  2. #314685
  3. #3a4c84
  4. #425384
  5. #4b5983
  6. #546083
  7. #5d6682
  8. #666d82
  9. #6e7381
  10. #777a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a4264 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #154888 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004084 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00505b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e4587 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #133f84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00496e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f85 {
  color: #283f85;
}
Background
.bg-283f85 {
  background-color: #283f85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f85 {
  border: 2px solid #283f85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 54% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f85, #3f2885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 133 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 5.37 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.02 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.54 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.34 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.12 #d7c07a Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f85  rgb(40, 63, 133)  hsl(225, 54%, 34%)  Smalt
#856e28  rgb(133, 110, 40)  hsl(45, 54%, 34%)  Golden Brown
#85283f  rgb(133, 40, 63)  hsl(345, 54%, 34%)  Claret
#3f8528  rgb(63, 133, 40)  hsl(105, 54%, 34%)  Forest Green