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#283F8A

#283f8a ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.01% cyan, 54.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 225.92°, with 55.06% saturation and 34.9% 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 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0584

Complementary

  1. #283f8a
  2. #8a7328

Split complementary

  1. #283f8a
  2. #8a4228
  3. #708a28

Analogous

  1. #28708a
  2. #283f8a
  3. #42288a

Triadic

  1. #283f8a
  2. #8a283f
  3. #3f8a28

Tetradic

  1. #283f8a
  2. #73288a
  3. #8a7328
  4. #3f8a28

Square

  1. #283f8a
  2. #8a2870
  3. #8a7328
  4. #288a42

Monochromatic

  1. #060913
  2. #17244f
  3. #283f8a
  4. #395ac5
  5. #748bd7

Shades

#283f8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f8a
  2. #24397c
  3. #20326e
  4. #1c2c61
  5. #182653
  6. #142045
  7. #101937
  8. #0c1329
  9. #080d1c
  10. #04060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f8a
  2. #3e5296
  3. #5365a1
  4. #6979ad
  5. #7e8cb9
  6. #949fc5
  7. #a9b2d0
  8. #bfc5dc
  9. #d4d9e8
  10. #eaecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f8a
  2. #314689
  3. #3a4c88
  4. #425387
  5. #4b5986
  6. #546085
  7. #5d6684
  8. #666d83
  9. #6e7382
  10. #777a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4267 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0b498d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004088 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00515e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1a458c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0d4089 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004a72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f8a {
  color: #283f8a;
}
Background
.bg-283f8a {
  background-color: #283f8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f8a {
  border: 2px solid #283f8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 55% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f8a, #42288a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 138 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.82 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.39 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.68 #d7c075 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f8a  rgb(40, 63, 138)  hsl(226, 55%, 35%)  Smalt
#8a7328  rgb(138, 115, 40)  hsl(46, 55%, 35%)  Olive
#8a283f  rgb(138, 40, 63)  hsl(346, 55%, 35%)  Claret
#3f8a28  rgb(63, 138, 40)  hsl(106, 55%, 35%)  Forest Green