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#280BD2

#280bd2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280bd2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.95% cyan, 94.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 248.74°, with 90.05% saturation and 43.33% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.07.

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Relative luminance0.0534

Complementary

  1. #280bd2
  2. #b5d20b

Split complementary

  1. #280bd2
  2. #d28b0b
  3. #52d20b

Analogous

  1. #0b52d2
  2. #280bd2
  3. #8b0bd2

Triadic

  1. #280bd2
  2. #d2280b
  3. #0bd228

Tetradic

  1. #280bd2
  2. #d20bb5
  3. #b5d20b
  4. #0bd228

Square

  1. #280bd2
  2. #d20b52
  3. #b5d20b
  4. #0bd28b

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0341
  2. #1a0789
  3. #280bd2
  4. #5135f4
  5. #907ef8

Shades

#280bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280bd2
  2. #240abd
  3. #2009a8
  4. #1c0893
  5. #18077e
  6. #140669
  7. #100454
  8. #0c033f
  9. #08022a
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#280bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280bd2
  2. #3e23d7
  3. #533cdb
  4. #6954e0
  5. #7e6de4
  6. #9485e9
  7. #a99ded
  8. #bfb6f2
  9. #d4cef6
  10. #eae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280bd2
  2. #3117ca
  3. #3a22c2
  4. #422eb9
  5. #4b3ab1
  6. #5446a9
  7. #5d51a1
  8. #665d99
  9. #6e6990
  10. #777488
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393393 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280bd2 {
  color: #280bd2;
}
Background
.bg-280bd2 {
  background-color: #280bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #280bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 11 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 90% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280bd2, #8b0bd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 11 210 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.07 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.24 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.01 #d7f42d Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280bd2  rgb(40, 11, 210)  hsl(249, 90%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b5d20b  rgb(181, 210, 11)  hsl(69, 90%, 43%)  Pear
#d2280b  rgb(210, 40, 11)  hsl(9, 90%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0bd228  rgb(11, 210, 40)  hsl(129, 90%, 43%)  Lime Green