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#280CD6

#280cd6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280cd6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 4.71% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.31% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 248.32°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #280cd6
  2. #bad60c

Split complementary

  1. #280cd6
  2. #d68d0c
  3. #55d60c

Analogous

  1. #0c55d6
  2. #280cd6
  3. #8d0cd6

Triadic

  1. #280cd6
  2. #d6280c
  3. #0cd628

Tetradic

  1. #280cd6
  2. #d60cba
  3. #bad60c
  4. #0cd628

Square

  1. #280cd6
  2. #d60c55
  3. #bad60c
  4. #0cd68d

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0445
  2. #1a088e
  3. #280cd6
  4. #543bf4
  5. #9383f8

Shades

#280cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280cd6
  2. #240bc1
  3. #200aab
  4. #1c0896
  5. #180780
  6. #14066b
  7. #100556
  8. #0c0440
  9. #08022b
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#280cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280cd6
  2. #3e24da
  3. #533dde
  4. #6955e2
  5. #7e6de6
  6. #9486eb
  7. #a99eef
  8. #bfb6f3
  9. #d4cef7
  10. #eae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280cd6
  2. #3118cd
  3. #3a23c5
  4. #422fbc
  5. #4b3ab4
  6. #5446ab
  7. #5d52a2
  8. #665d9a
  9. #6e6991
  10. #777489
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3a3495 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280cd6 {
  color: #280cd6;
}
Background
.bg-280cd6 {
  background-color: #280cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #280cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280cd6, #8d0cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.44 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.62 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.19 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.35 #d7f329 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280cd6  rgb(40, 12, 214)  hsl(248, 89%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#bad60c  rgb(186, 214, 12)  hsl(68, 89%, 44%)  Pear
#d6280c  rgb(214, 40, 12)  hsl(8, 89%, 44%)  Rosso Corsa
#0cd628  rgb(12, 214, 40)  hsl(128, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green