All About Color #283CAF

#283CAF

About #283CAF

#283CAF is a medium blue color with the hex code #283CAF. In RGB it is red 40, green 60, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 231°, saturation 63%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 77%, 66%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 8.91:1 on white and 2.36:1 on black.

#283CAF Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 3C, AF
CMYK77.14%, 65.71%, 0.00%, 31.37%
RGB Decimal40, 60, 175
HSL231°, 63%, 42%
RGB Octal50, 74, 257
HSV (HSB)231.11°, 77.14%, 68.63%
RGB Binary101000, 111100, 10101111
CIE-L*AB31.30, 33.97, -63.26
RGB Percent15.69%, 23.53%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH31.30, 71.80, 298.23
XYZ10.23, 6.78, 41.33
CIE-L*UV31.30, -9.92, -85.32
xyY0.18, 0.12, 6.78
Hunter-Lab26.03, 24.57, -75.89
RYB15.69%, 22.52%, 68.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#283CAF on a dark background: contrast 2.36:1, fails WCAG AA.
#283CAF on a light background: contrast 8.91:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #283CAF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#283CAF · #596CD9 · #172264 · #AF9A28 · #D9C659

Analogous palette

#28AF9A · #287FAF · #283CAF · #5728AF · #9A28AF

Triadic palette

#283CAF · #AF283C · #3CAF28 · #596CD9 · #D9596C

Tetradic palette

#283CAF · #AF287F · #AF9A28 · #28AF57 · #172264

Monochromatic palette

#0B1132 · #192670 · #283CAF · #4C61D6 · #8B98E5

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