All About Color #283CBD

#283CBD

About #283CBD

#283CBD is a medium blue color with the hex code #283CBD. In RGB it is red 40, green 60, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 232°, saturation 65%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 79%, 68%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 8.50:1 on white and 2.47:1 on black.

#283CBD Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 3C, BD
CMYK78.84%, 68.25%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal40, 60, 189
HSL232°, 65%, 45%
RGB Octal50, 74, 275
HSV (HSB)231.95°, 78.84%, 74.12%
RGB Binary101000, 111100, 10111101
CIE-L*AB32.61, 39.05, -69.41
RGB Percent15.69%, 23.53%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH32.61, 79.64, 299.36
XYZ11.68, 7.36, 48.95
CIE-L*UV32.61, -10.23, -94.13
xyY0.17, 0.11, 7.36
Hunter-Lab27.12, 29.37, -88.01
RYB15.69%, 22.60%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#283CBD on a dark background: contrast 2.47:1, fails WCAG AA.
#283CBD on a light background: contrast 8.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#283CBD · #6374DE · #182472 · #BDA928 · #DECE63

Analogous palette

#28BDA9 · #2887BD · #283CBD · #5F28BD · #A928BD

Triadic palette

#283CBD · #BD283C · #3CBD28 · #6374DE · #DE6374

Tetradic palette

#283CBD · #BD2887 · #BDA928 · #28BD5F · #182472

Monochromatic palette

#0D143F · #1B287E · #283CBD · #5768DB · #96A1E9

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