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#280992

#280992 ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280992 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 3.53% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.6% cyan, 93.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 253.58°, with 88.39% saturation and 30.39% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.0272

Complementary

  1. #280992
  2. #739209

Split complementary

  1. #280992
  2. #926d09
  3. #2e9209

Analogous

  1. #092e92
  2. #280992
  3. #6d0992

Triadic

  1. #280992
  2. #922809
  3. #099228

Tetradic

  1. #280992
  2. #920973
  3. #739209
  4. #099228

Square

  1. #280992
  2. #92092e
  3. #739209
  4. #09926d

Monochromatic

  1. #050113
  2. #14054a
  3. #280992
  4. #3c0dda
  5. #6941f3

Shades

#280992 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280992
  2. #240883
  3. #200775
  4. #1c0666
  5. #180558
  6. #140549
  7. #10043a
  8. #0c032c
  9. #08021d
  10. #04010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#280992 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280992
  2. #3e229d
  3. #533aa8
  4. #6953b3
  5. #7e6bbe
  6. #9484c9
  7. #a99dd3
  8. #bfb5de
  9. #d4cee9
  10. #eae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280992 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280992
  2. #311590
  3. #3a218e
  4. #422d8d
  5. #4b398b
  6. #544589
  7. #5d5087
  8. #665c85
  9. #6e6884
  10. #777482
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2465 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003395 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002890 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002894 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001f91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280992 {
  color: #280992;
}
Background
.bg-280992 {
  background-color: #280992;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280992 {
  border: 2px solid #280992;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280992;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 9 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 88% 30%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280992 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280992, #6d0992);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280992 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 9 146 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 2.97 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.74 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 3.98 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.04 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.69 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.74 #d7f66d Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#280992  rgb(40, 9, 146)  hsl(254, 88%, 30%)  Dark Blue
#739209  rgb(115, 146, 9)  hsl(74, 88%, 30%)  Olive Drab
#922809  rgb(146, 40, 9)  hsl(14, 88%, 30%)  Kobe
#099228  rgb(9, 146, 40)  hsl(134, 88%, 30%)  Forest Green