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#283F8D

#283f8d ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.63% cyan, 55.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 226.34°, with 55.8% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0593

Complementary

  1. #283f8d
  2. #8d7628

Split complementary

  1. #283f8d
  2. #8d4428
  3. #718d28

Analogous

  1. #28718d
  2. #283f8d
  3. #44288d

Triadic

  1. #283f8d
  2. #8d283f
  3. #3f8d28

Tetradic

  1. #283f8d
  2. #76288d
  3. #8d7628
  4. #3f8d28

Square

  1. #283f8d
  2. #8d2871
  3. #8d7628
  4. #288d44

Monochromatic

  1. #060a16
  2. #172451
  3. #283f8d
  4. #3a5ac7
  5. #768cd8

Shades

#283f8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f8d
  2. #24397f
  3. #203271
  4. #1c2c63
  5. #182655
  6. #142047
  7. #101938
  8. #0c132a
  9. #080d1c
  10. #04060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f8d
  2. #3e5298
  3. #5365a4
  4. #6979af
  5. #7e8cbb
  6. #949fc6
  7. #a9b2d1
  8. #bfc5dd
  9. #d4d9e8
  10. #eaecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f8d
  2. #31468c
  3. #3a4c8a
  4. #425389
  5. #4b5988
  6. #546087
  7. #5d6685
  8. #666d84
  9. #6e7383
  10. #777a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3b4369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #034a90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00408b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00525f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #18468f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #08408c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004b74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f8d {
  color: #283f8d;
}
Background
.bg-283f8d {
  background-color: #283f8d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f8d {
  border: 2px solid #283f8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 56% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f8d, #44288d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 141 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 4.55 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.21 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 5.42 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 6.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.11 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.43 #d7c072 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f8d  rgb(40, 63, 141)  hsl(226, 56%, 35%)  Smalt
#8d7628  rgb(141, 118, 40)  hsl(46, 56%, 35%)  Olive
#8d283f  rgb(141, 40, 63)  hsl(346, 56%, 35%)  Claret
#3f8d28  rgb(63, 141, 40)  hsl(106, 56%, 35%)  Forest Green