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#280690

#280690 ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280690 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 2.35% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.22% cyan, 95.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 254.78°, with 92% saturation and 29.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.0259

Complementary

  1. #280690
  2. #6e9006

Split complementary

  1. #280690
  2. #906d06
  3. #299006

Analogous

  1. #062990
  2. #280690
  3. #6d0690

Triadic

  1. #280690
  2. #902806
  3. #069028

Tetradic

  1. #280690
  2. #90066e
  3. #6e9006
  4. #069028

Square

  1. #280690
  2. #900629
  3. #6e9006
  4. #06906d

Monochromatic

  1. #050114
  2. #140347
  3. #280690
  4. #3c09d9
  5. #6738f7

Shades

#280690 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280690
  2. #240582
  3. #200573
  4. #1c0465
  5. #180456
  6. #140348
  7. #10023a
  8. #0c022b
  9. #08011d
  10. #04010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#280690 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280690
  2. #3e1f9b
  3. #5338a6
  4. #6951b1
  5. #7e6abc
  6. #9483c8
  7. #a99bd3
  8. #bfb4de
  9. #d4cde9
  10. #eae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280690 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280690
  2. #31128e
  3. #3a1e8d
  4. #422b8b
  5. #4b378a
  6. #544388
  7. #5d4f86
  8. #665b85
  9. #6e6883
  10. #777482
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2d2d2d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b2264 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003293 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00278e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003953 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002692 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001e8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280690 {
  color: #280690;
}
Background
.bg-280690 {
  background-color: #280690;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280690 {
  border: 2px solid #280690;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280690;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 6 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 92% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280690 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280690, #6d0690);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280690 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 6 144 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.05 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.74 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.13 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.59 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.04 #d7f96f Inverted #2d2d2d Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#280690  rgb(40, 6, 144)  hsl(255, 92%, 29%)  Dark Blue
#6e9006  rgb(110, 144, 6)  hsl(75, 92%, 29%)  Olive Drab
#902806  rgb(144, 40, 6)  hsl(15, 92%, 29%)  Kobe
#069028  rgb(6, 144, 40)  hsl(135, 92%, 29%)  Forest Green