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#283F9B closest to Liquid Denim

#283F9B is a dark, vivid blue; the closest named color is Liquid Denim. In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 24.7% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(40, 63, 155)). Its HSL value is 228° hue, 59% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 74% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #283F9B is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.23:1.

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Variations of #283F9B

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#283F9B color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#283F9B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #283F9B appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #004299
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #004D9E
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #00499D
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #004299
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #00429A
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #005666
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #074986
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #474747
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #414565

#283F9B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.23:1 Very good#283F9B text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.27:1 Very poor#283F9B text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#283F9B in CSS

/* Liquid Denim */
.color { color: #283F9B; }
.background { background-color: #283F9B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #283F9B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(40 63 155);
color: hsl(228 59% 38%);
color: oklch(0.409 0.152 268.2);

#283F9B FAQ

What color is #283F9B?

#283F9B is a dark, vivid blue. Its closest named color is Liquid Denim. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #283F9B?

#283F9B is rgb(40, 63, 155) in RGB, hsl(228, 59%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(74%, 59%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #283F9B?

The complementary color of #283F9B is #9B8428, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #283F9B?

White text has the best contrast on #283F9B: 9.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #283F9B a warm or cool color?

#283F9B is a cool color.