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#280993

#280993 ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280993 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.79% cyan, 93.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 253.48°, with 88.46% saturation and 30.59% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0275

Complementary

  1. #280993
  2. #749309

Split complementary

  1. #280993
  2. #936d09
  3. #2f9309

Analogous

  1. #092f93
  2. #280993
  3. #6d0993

Triadic

  1. #280993
  2. #932809
  3. #099328

Tetradic

  1. #280993
  2. #930974
  3. #749309
  4. #099328

Square

  1. #280993
  2. #93092f
  3. #749309
  4. #09936d

Monochromatic

  1. #050113
  2. #14054b
  3. #280993
  4. #3c0ddb
  5. #6a42f3

Shades

#280993 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280993
  2. #240884
  3. #200776
  4. #1c0667
  5. #180558
  6. #14054a
  7. #10043b
  8. #0c032c
  9. #08021d
  10. #04010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#280993 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280993
  2. #3e229e
  3. #533aa9
  4. #6953b3
  5. #7e6bbe
  6. #9484c9
  7. #a99dd4
  8. #bfb5df
  9. #d4cee9
  10. #eae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280993 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280993
  2. #311591
  3. #3a218f
  4. #422d8d
  5. #4b398b
  6. #54458a
  7. #5d5088
  8. #665c86
  9. #6e6884
  10. #777482
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2e2e2e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2466 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003396 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002891 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003b55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002895 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #001f92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280993 {
  color: #280993;
}
Background
.bg-280993 {
  background-color: #280993;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280993 {
  border: 2px solid #280993;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280993;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 9 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 88% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280993 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280993, #6d0993);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280993 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 9 147 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.03 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.63 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.10 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.14 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.66 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.79 #d7f66c Inverted #2e2e2e Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#280993  rgb(40, 9, 147)  hsl(253, 88%, 31%)  Dark Blue
#749309  rgb(116, 147, 9)  hsl(73, 88%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#932809  rgb(147, 40, 9)  hsl(13, 88%, 31%)  Kobe
#099328  rgb(9, 147, 40)  hsl(133, 88%, 31%)  Forest Green