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#280BCD

#280bcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 4.31% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.49% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 248.97°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.051

Complementary

  1. #280bcd
  2. #b0cd0b

Split complementary

  1. #280bcd
  2. #cd890b
  3. #4fcd0b

Analogous

  1. #0b4fcd
  2. #280bcd
  3. #890bcd

Triadic

  1. #280bcd
  2. #cd280b
  3. #0bcd28

Tetradic

  1. #280bcd
  2. #cd0bb0
  3. #b0cd0b
  4. #0bcd28

Square

  1. #280bcd
  2. #cd0b4f
  3. #b0cd0b
  4. #0bcd89

Monochromatic

  1. #0c033c
  2. #1a0784
  3. #280bcd
  4. #4e31f4
  5. #8c79f8

Shades

#280bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280bcd
  2. #240ab9
  3. #2009a4
  4. #1c0890
  5. #18077b
  6. #140667
  7. #100452
  8. #0c033e
  9. #080229
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#280bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280bcd
  2. #3e23d2
  3. #533cd7
  4. #6954dc
  5. #7e6de1
  6. #9485e6
  7. #a99deb
  8. #bfb6f0
  9. #d4cef5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280bcd
  2. #3117c5
  3. #3a22be
  4. #422eb6
  5. #4b3aae
  6. #5446a7
  7. #5d519f
  8. #665d97
  9. #6e698f
  10. #777488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #38328f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280bcd {
  color: #280bcd;
}
Background
.bg-280bcd {
  background-color: #280bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280bcd {
  border: 2px solid #280bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 11 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280bcd, #890bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 11 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.70 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.26 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.53 #d7f432 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280bcd  rgb(40, 11, 205)  hsl(249, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#b0cd0b  rgb(176, 205, 11)  hsl(69, 90%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd280b  rgb(205, 40, 11)  hsl(9, 90%, 42%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bcd28  rgb(11, 205, 40)  hsl(129, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green