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#280995

#280995 ≈ Dark Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280995 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.15% cyan, 93.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 253.29°, with 88.61% saturation and 30.98% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Blue (#00008b), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.0282

Complementary

  1. #280995
  2. #769509

Split complementary

  1. #280995
  2. #956e09
  3. #309509

Analogous

  1. #093095
  2. #280995
  3. #6e0995

Triadic

  1. #280995
  2. #952809
  3. #099528

Tetradic

  1. #280995
  2. #950976
  3. #769509
  4. #099528

Square

  1. #280995
  2. #950930
  3. #769509
  4. #09956e

Monochromatic

  1. #050113
  2. #15054d
  3. #280995
  4. #3b0ddd
  5. #6a43f4

Shades

#280995 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280995
  2. #240886
  3. #200777
  4. #1c0668
  5. #180559
  6. #14054b
  7. #10043c
  8. #0c032d
  9. #08021e
  10. #04010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#280995 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280995
  2. #3e22a0
  3. #533aaa
  4. #6953b5
  5. #7e6bbf
  6. #9484ca
  7. #a99dd5
  8. #bfb5df
  9. #d4ceea
  10. #eae6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280995 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280995
  2. #311593
  3. #3a2191
  4. #422d8f
  5. #4b398d
  6. #54458b
  7. #5d5088
  8. #665c86
  9. #6e6884
  10. #777482
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2f2f2f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2c2468 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003498 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002993 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003c56 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002094 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280995 {
  color: #280995;
}
Background
.bg-280995 {
  background-color: #280995;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280995 {
  border: 2px solid #280995;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280995;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 9 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 89% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280995 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280995, #6e0995);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280995 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 9 149 / 0.35);
}

#00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.17 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.42 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.34 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 5.90 #d7f66a Inverted #2f2f2f Grayscale 

Dark Blue
#280995  rgb(40, 9, 149)  hsl(253, 89%, 31%)  Dark Blue
#769509  rgb(118, 149, 9)  hsl(73, 89%, 31%)  Olive Drab
#952809  rgb(149, 40, 9)  hsl(13, 89%, 31%)  Kobe
#099528  rgb(9, 149, 40)  hsl(133, 89%, 31%)  Islamic Green