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#283FDE

#283fde ≈ Persian Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#283fde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.98% cyan, 71.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 232.42°, with 73.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 7.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Blue (#1c39bb), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.0928

Complementary

  1. #283fde
  2. #dec728

Split complementary

  1. #283fde
  2. #de6c28
  3. #9ade28

Analogous

  1. #289ade
  2. #283fde
  3. #6c28de

Triadic

  1. #283fde
  2. #de283f
  3. #3fde28

Tetradic

  1. #283fde
  2. #c728de
  3. #dec728
  4. #3fde28

Square

  1. #283fde
  2. #de289a
  3. #dec728
  4. #28de6c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f195e
  2. #192aa1
  3. #283fde
  4. #6a7ae8
  5. #adb5f2

Shades

#283fde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #283fde
  2. #2439c8
  3. #2032b2
  4. #1c2c9b
  5. #182685
  6. #14206f
  7. #101959
  8. #0c1343
  9. #080d2c
  10. #040616
  11. #000000

Tints

#283fde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #283fde
  2. #3e52e1
  3. #5365e5
  4. #6979e8
  5. #7e8ceb
  6. #949fef
  7. #a9b2f2
  8. #bfc5f5
  9. #d4d9f8
  10. #eaecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#283fde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #283fde
  2. #3146d5
  3. #3a4ccb
  4. #4253c2
  5. #4b59b8
  6. #5460af
  7. #5d66a6
  8. #666d9c
  9. #6e7393
  10. #777a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #484e9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fe3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ddb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0054e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0048dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005eb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-283fde {
  color: #283fde;
}
Background
.bg-283fde {
  background-color: #283fde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-283fde {
  border: 2px solid #283fde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #283fde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 63 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-283fde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #283fde, #6c28de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-283fde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 63 222 / 0.35);
}

#1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.04 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.00 #d7c021 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Persian Blue
#283fde  rgb(40, 63, 222)  hsl(232, 73%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#dec728  rgb(222, 199, 40)  hsl(52, 73%, 51%)  Citrine
#de283f  rgb(222, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 73%, 51%)  Crimson
#3fde28  rgb(63, 222, 40)  hsl(112, 73%, 51%)  Lime Green