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#280AED

#280aed ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280aed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 3.92% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.12% cyan, 95.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 247.93°, with 91.9% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.77.

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Relative luminance0.0678

Complementary

  1. #280aed
  2. #cfed0a

Split complementary

  1. #280aed
  2. #ed990a
  3. #5ded0a

Analogous

  1. #0a5ded
  2. #280aed
  3. #990aed

Triadic

  1. #280aed
  2. #ed280a
  3. #0aed28

Tetradic

  1. #280aed
  2. #ed0acf
  3. #cfed0a
  4. #0aed28

Square

  1. #280aed
  2. #ed0a5d
  3. #cfed0a
  4. #0aed99

Monochromatic

  1. #0f045a
  2. #1c07a4
  3. #280aed
  4. #634cf7
  5. #a395fb

Shades

#280aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280aed
  2. #2409d5
  3. #2008be
  4. #1c07a6
  5. #18068e
  6. #140577
  7. #10045f
  8. #0c0347
  9. #08022f
  10. #040118
  11. #000000

Tints

#280aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280aed
  2. #3e23ef
  3. #533bf1
  4. #6954f2
  5. #7e6cf4
  6. #9485f6
  7. #a99df8
  8. #bfb6fa
  9. #d4cefb
  10. #eae7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280aed
  2. #3116e2
  3. #3a22d7
  4. #422dcc
  5. #4b39c1
  6. #5445b7
  7. #5d51ac
  8. #665da1
  9. #6e6896
  10. #77748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3aa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280aed {
  color: #280aed;
}
Background
.bg-280aed {
  background-color: #280aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280aed {
  border: 2px solid #280aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 10 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280aed, #990aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 10 237 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.50 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.04 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.15 #d7f512 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#280aed  rgb(40, 10, 237)  hsl(248, 92%, 48%)  Blue
#cfed0a  rgb(207, 237, 10)  hsl(68, 92%, 48%)  Pear
#ed280a  rgb(237, 40, 10)  hsl(8, 92%, 48%)  Red
#0aed28  rgb(10, 237, 40)  hsl(128, 92%, 48%)  Lime