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#283FAF

#283faf ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283faf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.14% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.78°, with 62.79% saturation and 42.16% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #283faf
  2. #af9828

Split complementary

  1. #283faf
  2. #af5528
  3. #83af28

Analogous

  1. #2883af
  2. #283faf
  3. #5528af

Triadic

  1. #283faf
  2. #af283f
  3. #3faf28

Tetradic

  1. #283faf
  2. #9828af
  3. #af9828
  4. #3faf28

Square

  1. #283faf
  2. #af2883
  3. #af9828
  4. #28af55

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1232
  2. #1a2971
  3. #283faf
  4. #4d65d6
  5. #8b9be5

Shades

#283faf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283faf
  2. #24399e
  3. #20328c
  4. #1c2c7b
  5. #182669
  6. #142058
  7. #101946
  8. #0c1335
  9. #080d23
  10. #040612
  11. #000000

Tints

#283faf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283faf
  2. #3e52b7
  3. #5365bf
  4. #6979c7
  5. #7e8ccf
  6. #949fd7
  7. #a9b2df
  8. #bfc5e7
  9. #d4d9ef
  10. #eaecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283faf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283faf
  2. #3146aa
  3. #3a4ca6
  4. #4253a1
  5. #4b599c
  6. #546098
  7. #5d6693
  8. #666d8e
  9. #6e7389
  10. #777a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #404780 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0043ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00528e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283faf {
  color: #283faf;
}
Background
.bg-283faf {
  background-color: #283faf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283faf {
  border: 2px solid #283faf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283faf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 63% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283faf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283faf, #5528af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283faf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 175 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.40 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 3.47 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 4.53 #003399 Smalt ΔE 4.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.21 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.00 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.49 #d7c050 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283faf  rgb(40, 63, 175)  hsl(230, 63%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#af9828  rgb(175, 152, 40)  hsl(50, 63%, 42%)  Brass
#af283f  rgb(175, 40, 63)  hsl(350, 63%, 42%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3faf28  rgb(63, 175, 40)  hsl(110, 63%, 42%)  Kelly Green