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#283F9C

#283f9c ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283f9c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.36% cyan, 59.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 228.1°, with 59.18% saturation and 38.43% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0641

Complementary

  1. #283f9c
  2. #9c8528

Split complementary

  1. #283f9c
  2. #9c4b28
  3. #799c28

Analogous

  1. #28799c
  2. #283f9c
  3. #4b289c

Triadic

  1. #283f9c
  2. #9c283f
  3. #3f9c28

Tetradic

  1. #283f9c
  2. #85289c
  3. #9c8528
  4. #3f9c28

Square

  1. #283f9c
  2. #9c2879
  3. #9c8528
  4. #289c4b

Monochromatic

  1. #090e22
  2. #18265f
  3. #283f9c
  4. #425ecf
  5. #7f92de

Shades

#283f9c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283f9c
  2. #24398c
  3. #20327d
  4. #1c2c6d
  5. #18265e
  6. #14204e
  7. #10193e
  8. #0c132f
  9. #080d1f
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#283f9c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283f9c
  2. #3e52a6
  3. #5365b0
  4. #6979ba
  5. #7e8cc4
  6. #949fce
  7. #a9b2d7
  8. #bfc5e1
  9. #d4d9eb
  10. #eaecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283f9c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283f9c
  2. #314699
  3. #3a4c96
  4. #425394
  5. #4b5991
  6. #54608e
  7. #5d668b
  8. #666d88
  9. #6e7386
  10. #777a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d4473 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004d9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00429a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005667 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #03489e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00419b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004e80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283f9c {
  color: #283f9c;
}
Background
.bg-283f9c {
  background-color: #283f9c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283f9c {
  border: 2px solid #283f9c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283f9c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 59% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283f9c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283f9c, #4b289c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283f9c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 156 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.79 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.86 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.86 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.90 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 7.26 #d7c063 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#283f9c  rgb(40, 63, 156)  hsl(228, 59%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#9c8528  rgb(156, 133, 40)  hsl(48, 59%, 38%)  Olive
#9c283f  rgb(156, 40, 63)  hsl(348, 59%, 38%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3f9c28  rgb(63, 156, 40)  hsl(108, 59%, 38%)  Islamic Green