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#283FBA

#283fba ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.49% cyan, 66.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 230.55°, with 64.6% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.0755

Complementary

  1. #283fba
  2. #baa328

Split complementary

  1. #283fba
  2. #ba5a28
  3. #88ba28

Analogous

  1. #2888ba
  2. #283fba
  3. #5a28ba

Triadic

  1. #283fba
  2. #ba283f
  3. #3fba28

Tetradic

  1. #283fba
  2. #a328ba
  3. #baa328
  4. #3fba28

Square

  1. #283fba
  2. #ba2888
  3. #baa328
  4. #28ba5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d143c
  2. #1a2a7b
  3. #283fba
  4. #5469da
  5. #93a1e8

Shades

#283fba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fba
  2. #2439a7
  3. #203295
  4. #1c2c82
  5. #182670
  6. #14205d
  7. #10194a
  8. #0c1338
  9. #080d25
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fba
  2. #3e52c1
  3. #5365c8
  4. #6979cf
  5. #7e8cd6
  6. #949fdd
  7. #a9b2e3
  8. #bfc5ea
  9. #d4d9f1
  10. #eaecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fba
  2. #3146b4
  3. #3a4cae
  4. #4253a9
  5. #4b59a3
  6. #54609d
  7. #5d6697
  8. #666d91
  9. #6e738c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005596 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fba {
  color: #283fba;
}
Background
.bg-283fba {
  background-color: #283fba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fba {
  border: 2px solid #283fba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fba, #5a28ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 186 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.72 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.28 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.05 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.10 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.87 #d7c045 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fba  rgb(40, 63, 186)  hsl(231, 65%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#baa328  rgb(186, 163, 40)  hsl(51, 65%, 44%)  Brass
#ba283f  rgb(186, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 44%)  Cardinal
#3fba28  rgb(63, 186, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green