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#280D99

#280d99 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280d99 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.1% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.86% cyan, 91.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 251.57°, with 84.34% saturation and 32.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0304

Complementary

  1. #280d99
  2. #7e990d

Split complementary

  1. #280d99
  2. #996e0d
  3. #38990d

Analogous

  1. #0d3899
  2. #280d99
  3. #6e0d99

Triadic

  1. #280d99
  2. #99280d
  3. #0d9928

Tetradic

  1. #280d99
  2. #990d7e
  3. #7e990d
  4. #0d9928

Square

  1. #280d99
  2. #990d38
  3. #7e990d
  4. #0d996e

Monochromatic

  1. #050213
  2. #160752
  3. #280d99
  4. #3a13e0
  5. #6e4ff0

Shades

#280d99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280d99
  2. #240c8a
  3. #200a7a
  4. #1c096b
  5. #18085c
  6. #14074d
  7. #10053d
  8. #0c042e
  9. #08031f
  10. #04010f
  11. #000000

Tints

#280d99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280d99
  2. #3e25a3
  3. #533dad
  4. #6956b8
  5. #7e6ec2
  6. #9486cc
  7. #a99ed6
  8. #bfb6e0
  9. #d4cfeb
  10. #eae7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280d99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280d99
  2. #311997
  3. #3a2494
  4. #423092
  5. #4b3b8f
  6. #54478d
  7. #5d528a
  8. #665e88
  9. #6e6985
  10. #777583
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #313131 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2d276b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00369d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002b97 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #003f59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002b9b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002298 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003178 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280d99 {
  color: #280d99;
}
Background
.bg-280d99 {
  background-color: #280d99;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280d99 {
  border: 2px solid #280d99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280d99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 13 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 84% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280d99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280d99, #6e0d99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280d99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 13 153 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.83 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 3.52 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 4.77 #000080 Navy ΔE 4.95 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.22 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.24 #d7f266 Inverted #313131 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#280d99  rgb(40, 13, 153)  hsl(252, 84%, 33%)  Zaffre
#7e990d  rgb(126, 153, 13)  hsl(72, 84%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#99280d  rgb(153, 40, 13)  hsl(12, 84%, 33%)  Rufous
#0d9928  rgb(13, 153, 40)  hsl(132, 84%, 33%)  Islamic Green