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#283FBD

#283fbd ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.84% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 230.74°, with 65.07% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.0768

Complementary

  1. #283fbd
  2. #bda628

Split complementary

  1. #283fbd
  2. #bd5b28
  3. #89bd28

Analogous

  1. #2889bd
  2. #283fbd
  3. #5b28bd

Triadic

  1. #283fbd
  2. #bd283f
  3. #3fbd28

Tetradic

  1. #283fbd
  2. #a628bd
  3. #bda628
  4. #3fbd28

Square

  1. #283fbd
  2. #bd2889
  3. #bda628
  4. #28bd5b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d153f
  2. #1b2a7e
  3. #283fbd
  4. #566bdb
  5. #95a2e9

Shades

#283fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fbd
  2. #2439aa
  3. #203297
  4. #1c2c84
  5. #182671
  6. #14205f
  7. #10194c
  8. #0c1339
  9. #080d26
  10. #040613
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fbd
  2. #3e52c4
  3. #5365ca
  4. #6979d1
  5. #7e8cd7
  6. #949fde
  7. #a9b2e5
  8. #bfc5eb
  9. #d4d9f2
  10. #eaecf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fbd
  2. #3146b7
  3. #3a4cb1
  4. #4253ab
  5. #4b59a5
  6. #54609f
  7. #5d6698
  8. #666d92
  9. #6e738c
  10. #777a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #424989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006178 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004dbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0044bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005599 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fbd {
  color: #283fbd;
}
Background
.bg-283fbd {
  background-color: #283fbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fbd {
  border: 2px solid #283fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fbd, #5b28bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 189 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 1.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 4.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.69 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 5.53 #003399 Smalt ΔE 6.39 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.18 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.65 #d7c042 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fbd  rgb(40, 63, 189)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#bda628  rgb(189, 166, 40)  hsl(51, 65%, 45%)  Brass
#bd283f  rgb(189, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#3fbd28  rgb(63, 189, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green