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#284EEA

#284eea ≈ Iris

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#284eea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 30.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.25°, with 82.2% saturation and 53.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Iris (#5a4fcf), ΔE 5.47.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #284eea
  2. #eac428

Split complementary

  1. #284eea
  2. #ea6328
  3. #afea28

Analogous

  1. #28afea
  2. #284eea
  3. #6328ea

Triadic

  1. #284eea
  2. #ea284e
  3. #4eea28

Tetradic

  1. #284eea
  2. #c428ea
  3. #eac428
  4. #4eea28

Square

  1. #284eea
  2. #ea28af
  3. #eac428
  4. #28ea63

Monochromatic

  1. #0b1e6e
  2. #1231b4
  3. #284eea
  4. #6e87f1
  5. #b3c1f8

Shades

#284eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #284eea
  2. #2446d3
  3. #203ebb
  4. #1c37a4
  5. #182f8c
  6. #142775
  7. #101f5e
  8. #0c1746
  9. #08102f
  10. #040817
  11. #000000

Tints

#284eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #284eea
  2. #3e60ec
  3. #5371ee
  4. #6983f0
  5. #7e95f2
  6. #94a7f5
  7. #a9b8f7
  8. #bfcaf9
  9. #d4dcfb
  10. #eaedfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#284eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #284eea
  2. #3153df
  3. #3a58d5
  4. #425dca
  5. #4b62c0
  6. #5467b5
  7. #5d6caa
  8. #6671a0
  9. #6e7695
  10. #777b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505aaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0057e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0060ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0054e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006abd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-284eea {
  color: #284eea;
}
Background
.bg-284eea {
  background-color: #284eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-284eea {
  border: 2px solid #284eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #284eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 78 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 82% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-284eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #284eea, #6328ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-284eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 78 234 / 0.35);
}

#5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.47 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.55 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.71 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.45 #d7b115 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Iris
#284eea  rgb(40, 78, 234)  hsl(228, 82%, 54%)  Iris
#eac428  rgb(234, 196, 40)  hsl(48, 82%, 54%)  Jonquil
#ea284e  rgb(234, 40, 78)  hsl(348, 82%, 54%)  Amaranth
#4eea28  rgb(78, 234, 40)  hsl(108, 82%, 54%)  Neon Green