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#283F98

#283f98 ≈ Smalt

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f98 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.68% cyan, 58.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 227.68°, with 58.33% saturation and 37.65% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Smalt (#003399), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0627

Complementary

  1. #283f98
  2. #988128

Split complementary

  1. #283f98
  2. #984928
  3. #779828

Analogous

  1. #287798
  2. #283f98
  3. #492898

Triadic

  1. #283f98
  2. #98283f
  3. #3f9828

Tetradic

  1. #283f98
  2. #812898
  3. #988128
  4. #3f9828

Square

  1. #283f98
  2. #982877
  3. #988128
  4. #289849

Monochromatic

  1. #080d1f
  2. #18265b
  3. #283f98
  4. #405dcd
  5. #7c90dd

Shades

#283f98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f98
  2. #243989
  3. #20327a
  4. #1c2c6a
  5. #18265b
  6. #14204c
  7. #10193d
  8. #0c132e
  9. #080d1e
  10. #04060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f98
  2. #3e52a2
  3. #5365ad
  4. #6979b7
  5. #7e8cc1
  6. #949fcc
  7. #a9b2d6
  8. #bfc5e0
  9. #d4d9ea
  10. #eaecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f98
  2. #314696
  3. #3a4c93
  4. #425391
  5. #4b598e
  6. #54608c
  7. #5d668a
  8. #666d87
  9. #6e7385
  10. #777a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4470 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004c9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004296 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0b479a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #004197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004d7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f98 {
  color: #283f98;
}
Background
.bg-283f98 {
  background-color: #283f98;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f98 {
  border: 2px solid #283f98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 58% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f98, #492898);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 152 / 0.35);
}

#003399 Smalt ΔE 3.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.44 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.36 #d7c067 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Smalt
#283f98  rgb(40, 63, 152)  hsl(228, 58%, 38%)  Smalt
#988128  rgb(152, 129, 40)  hsl(48, 58%, 38%)  Olive
#98283f  rgb(152, 40, 63)  hsl(348, 58%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3f9828  rgb(63, 152, 40)  hsl(108, 58%, 38%)  Islamic Green