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#283FCC

#283fcc ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.39% cyan, 69.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 231.59°, with 67.21% saturation and 47.84% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0837

Complementary

  1. #283fcc
  2. #ccb528

Split complementary

  1. #283fcc
  2. #cc6328
  3. #91cc28

Analogous

  1. #2891cc
  2. #283fcc
  3. #6328cc

Triadic

  1. #283fcc
  2. #cc283f
  3. #3fcc28

Tetradic

  1. #283fcc
  2. #b528cc
  3. #ccb528
  4. #3fcc28

Square

  1. #283fcc
  2. #cc2891
  3. #ccb528
  4. #28cc63

Monochromatic

  1. #0f174c
  2. #1b2b8c
  3. #283fcc
  4. #6172e0
  5. #a1abec

Shades

#283fcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fcc
  2. #2439b8
  3. #2032a3
  4. #1c2c8f
  5. #18267a
  6. #142066
  7. #101952
  8. #0c133d
  9. #080d29
  10. #040614
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fcc
  2. #3e52d1
  3. #5365d6
  4. #6979db
  5. #7e8ce0
  6. #949fe6
  7. #a9b2eb
  8. #bfc5f0
  9. #d4d9f5
  10. #eaecfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fcc
  2. #3146c4
  3. #3a4cbd
  4. #4253b5
  5. #4b59ae
  6. #5460a6
  7. #5d669e
  8. #666d97
  9. #6e738f
  10. #777a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #454b93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0050cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0046ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0059a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fcc {
  color: #283fcc;
}
Background
.bg-283fcc {
  background-color: #283fcc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fcc {
  border: 2px solid #283fcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fcc, #6328cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 204 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 2.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.94 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.20 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 6.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.75 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.07 #d7c033 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fcc  rgb(40, 63, 204)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#ccb528  rgb(204, 181, 40)  hsl(52, 67%, 48%)  Old Gold
#cc283f  rgb(204, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#3fcc28  rgb(63, 204, 40)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green