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#283FA0

#283fa0 ≈ Egyptian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#283fa0 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 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75% cyan, 60.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 228.5°, with 60% saturation and 39.22% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Egyptian Blue (#1034a6), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.0654

Complementary

  1. #283fa0
  2. #a08928

Split complementary

  1. #283fa0
  2. #a04d28
  3. #7ba028

Analogous

  1. #287ba0
  2. #283fa0
  3. #4d28a0

Triadic

  1. #283fa0
  2. #a0283f
  3. #3fa028

Tetradic

  1. #283fa0
  2. #8928a0
  3. #a08928
  4. #3fa028

Square

  1. #283fa0
  2. #a0287b
  3. #a08928
  4. #28a04d

Monochromatic

  1. #090f26
  2. #192763
  3. #283fa0
  4. #445fd0
  5. #8193e0

Shades

#283fa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fa0
  2. #243990
  3. #203280
  4. #1c2c70
  5. #182660
  6. #142050
  7. #101940
  8. #0c1330
  9. #080d20
  10. #040610
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fa0
  2. #3e52aa
  3. #5365b3
  4. #6979bd
  5. #7e8cc6
  6. #949fd0
  7. #a9b2d9
  8. #bfc5e3
  9. #d4d9ec
  10. #eaecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fa0
  2. #31469d
  3. #3a4c9a
  4. #425396
  5. #4b5993
  6. #546090
  7. #5d668d
  8. #666d8a
  9. #6e7386
  10. #777a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3e4576 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ea3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00439e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005869 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #00419f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004f83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fa0 {
  color: #283fa0;
}
Background
.bg-283fa0 {
  background-color: #283fa0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fa0 {
  border: 2px solid #283fa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 60% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fa0, #4d28a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 160 / 0.35);
}

#1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.52 #003399 Smalt ΔE 3.92 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 4.28 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.47 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.30 #d7c05f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Egyptian Blue
#283fa0  rgb(40, 63, 160)  hsl(229, 60%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue
#a08928  rgb(160, 137, 40)  hsl(49, 60%, 39%)  Dark Goldenrod
#a0283f  rgb(160, 40, 63)  hsl(349, 60%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3fa028  rgb(63, 160, 40)  hsl(109, 60%, 39%)  Islamic Green