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#280CBF

#280cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280cbf is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 4.71% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.06% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 249.39°, with 88.18% saturation and 39.8% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.85.

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Relative luminance0.0448

Complementary

  1. #280cbf
  2. #a3bf0c

Split complementary

  1. #280cbf
  2. #bf820c
  3. #49bf0c

Analogous

  1. #0c49bf
  2. #280cbf
  3. #820cbf

Triadic

  1. #280cbf
  2. #bf280c
  3. #0cbf28

Tetradic

  1. #280cbf
  2. #bf0ca3
  3. #a3bf0c
  4. #0cbf28

Square

  1. #280cbf
  2. #bf0c49
  3. #a3bf0c
  4. #0cbf82

Monochromatic

  1. #0a032f
  2. #190777
  3. #280cbf
  4. #4626f1
  5. #836ef6

Shades

#280cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280cbf
  2. #240bac
  3. #200a99
  4. #1c0886
  5. #180773
  6. #140660
  7. #10054c
  8. #0c0439
  9. #080226
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#280cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280cbf
  2. #3e24c5
  3. #533dcc
  4. #6955d2
  5. #7e6dd9
  6. #9486df
  7. #a99ee5
  8. #bfb6ec
  9. #d4cef2
  10. #eae7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280cbf
  2. #3118b9
  3. #3a23b2
  4. #422fac
  5. #4b3aa6
  6. #5446a0
  7. #5d5299
  8. #665d93
  9. #6e698d
  10. #777486
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #352f85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0033bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280cbf {
  color: #280cbf;
}
Background
.bg-280cbf {
  background-color: #280cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280cbf {
  border: 2px solid #280cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 12 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280cbf, #820cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 12 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.80 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.87 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.44 #d7f340 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280cbf  rgb(40, 12, 191)  hsl(249, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#a3bf0c  rgb(163, 191, 12)  hsl(69, 88%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bf280c  rgb(191, 40, 12)  hsl(9, 88%, 40%)  Rosso Corsa
#0cbf28  rgb(12, 191, 40)  hsl(129, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green