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#283FAA

#283faa ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283faa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 24.71% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 76.47% cyan, 62.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 229.38°, with 61.9% saturation and 41.18% 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 8.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.0691

Complementary

  1. #283faa
  2. #aa9328

Split complementary

  1. #283faa
  2. #aa5228
  3. #80aa28

Analogous

  1. #2880aa
  2. #283faa
  3. #5228aa

Triadic

  1. #283faa
  2. #aa283f
  3. #3faa28

Tetradic

  1. #283faa
  2. #9328aa
  3. #aa9328
  4. #3faa28

Square

  1. #283faa
  2. #aa2880
  3. #aa9328
  4. #28aa52

Monochromatic

  1. #0b112e
  2. #19286c
  3. #283faa
  4. #4a63d4
  5. #8898e3

Shades

#283faa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283faa
  2. #243999
  3. #203288
  4. #1c2c77
  5. #182666
  6. #142055
  7. #101944
  8. #0c1333
  9. #080d22
  10. #040611
  11. #000000

Tints

#283faa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283faa
  2. #3e52b3
  3. #5365bb
  4. #6979c4
  5. #7e8ccc
  6. #949fd5
  7. #a9b2dd
  8. #bfc5e6
  9. #d4d9ee
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283faa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283faa
  2. #3146a6
  3. #3a4ca2
  4. #42539d
  5. #4b5999
  6. #546095
  7. #5d6691
  8. #666d8d
  9. #6e7388
  10. #777a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f467c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004aac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0042a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00518a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283faa {
  color: #283faa;
}
Background
.bg-283faa {
  background-color: #283faa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283faa {
  border: 2px solid #283faa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283faa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 62% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283faa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283faa, #5228aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283faa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 170 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.96 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.31 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.31 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.04 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.11 #d7c055 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283faa  rgb(40, 63, 170)  hsl(229, 62%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#aa9328  rgb(170, 147, 40)  hsl(49, 62%, 41%)  Brass
#aa283f  rgb(170, 40, 63)  hsl(349, 62%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3faa28  rgb(63, 170, 40)  hsl(109, 62%, 41%)  Kelly Green