Colour

#283EE1

#283EE1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#283EE1 is a blue with RGB values 40, 62, 225 and HSL 233°, 76%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#283EE1#283EE1

HEX#283EE1

RGBrgb(40, 62, 225)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.2431, 0.8824

RGB percentages15.7%, 24.3%, 88.2%

HSLhsl(232.9, 75.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 82.2%, 88.2%)

CMYK82.2%, 72.4%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,637,537

CSS custom property--colour: #283EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.33:1

Contrast with white7.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#454545

Inverted#D7C11E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005FE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006D8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.9 Blue violet · ΔE 22.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7 Dark blue · ΔE 26.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.91, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E1CB28

Analogous#289AE1, #6F28E1

Triadic#E1283E, #3EE128

Split complementary#E16F28, #9AE128

Tetradic#E1289A, #E1CB28, #28E16F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DBDFFA

Lighter +30%#AEB7F4

Lighter +20%#828EED

Lighter +10%#5566E7

Darker −10%#1A2DBC

Darker −20%#14238F

Darker −30%#0E1862

Darker −40%#070D36

More saturated +25%#0A27FF

Less saturated −25%#4755C2

Channel breakdown

R40

G62

B225

Red40 (15.7%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue225 (88.2%)

Hue232.86°

Saturation (HSL)75.51%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 3E · B E1

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