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#280DAE

#280dae ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280dae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 77.01% cyan, 92.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 250.06°, with 86.1% saturation and 36.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.0379

Complementary

  1. #280dae
  2. #93ae0d

Split complementary

  1. #280dae
  2. #ae790d
  3. #43ae0d

Analogous

  1. #0d43ae
  2. #280dae
  3. #790dae

Triadic

  1. #280dae
  2. #ae280d
  3. #0dae28

Tetradic

  1. #280dae
  2. #ae0d93
  3. #93ae0d
  4. #0dae28

Square

  1. #280dae
  2. #ae0d43
  3. #93ae0d
  4. #0dae79

Monochromatic

  1. #070220
  2. #180867
  3. #280dae
  4. #3d1aee
  5. #7961f3

Shades

#280dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280dae
  2. #240c9d
  3. #200a8b
  4. #1c097a
  5. #180868
  6. #140757
  7. #100546
  8. #0c0434
  9. #080323
  10. #040111
  11. #000000

Tints

#280dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280dae
  2. #3e25b6
  3. #533dbe
  4. #6956c6
  5. #7e6ece
  6. #9486d7
  7. #a99edf
  8. #bfb6e7
  9. #d4cfef
  10. #eae7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280dae
  2. #3119a9
  3. #3a24a5
  4. #4230a0
  5. #4b3b9c
  6. #544797
  7. #5d5292
  8. #665e8e
  9. #6e6989
  10. #777585
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #373737 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #312b79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002fac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004866 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0025ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280dae {
  color: #280dae;
}
Background
.bg-280dae {
  background-color: #280dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280dae {
  border: 2px solid #280dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 13 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 86% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280dae, #790dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 13 174 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.31 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.60 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 5.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.95 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 5.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.36 #000080 Navy ΔE 7.41 #d7f251 Inverted #373737 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#280dae  rgb(40, 13, 174)  hsl(250, 86%, 37%)  Zaffre
#93ae0d  rgb(147, 174, 13)  hsl(70, 86%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ae280d  rgb(174, 40, 13)  hsl(10, 86%, 37%)  Rufous
#0dae28  rgb(13, 174, 40)  hsl(130, 86%, 37%)  Kelly Green