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#280DC6

#280dc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280dc6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.1% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.8% cyan, 93.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 248.76°, with 87.68% saturation and 41.37% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.59.

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Relative luminance0.0482

Complementary

  1. #280dc6
  2. #abc60d

Split complementary

  1. #280dc6
  2. #c6850d
  3. #4ec60d

Analogous

  1. #0d4ec6
  2. #280dc6
  3. #850dc6

Triadic

  1. #280dc6
  2. #c6280d
  3. #0dc628

Tetradic

  1. #280dc6
  2. #c60dab
  3. #abc60d
  4. #0dc628

Square

  1. #280dc6
  2. #c60d4e
  3. #abc60d
  4. #0dc685

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0436
  2. #1a087e
  3. #280dc6
  4. #4b2ef1
  5. #8976f6

Shades

#280dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280dc6
  2. #240cb2
  3. #200a9e
  4. #1c098b
  5. #180877
  6. #140763
  7. #10054f
  8. #0c043b
  9. #080328
  10. #040114
  11. #000000

Tints

#280dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280dc6
  2. #3e25cc
  3. #533dd1
  4. #6956d7
  5. #7e6edd
  6. #9486e3
  7. #a99ee8
  8. #bfb6ee
  9. #d4cff4
  10. #eae7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280dc6
  2. #3119bf
  3. #3a24b8
  4. #4230b1
  5. #4b3baa
  6. #5447a3
  7. #5d529c
  8. #665e95
  9. #6e698e
  10. #777587
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #36318a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0035c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ac4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00419c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280dc6 {
  color: #280dc6;
}
Background
.bg-280dc6 {
  background-color: #280dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #280dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 13 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280dc6, #850dc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 13 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.20 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.67 #d7f239 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280dc6  rgb(40, 13, 198)  hsl(249, 88%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#abc60d  rgb(171, 198, 13)  hsl(69, 88%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#c6280d  rgb(198, 40, 13)  hsl(9, 88%, 41%)  Rosso Corsa
#0dc628  rgb(13, 198, 40)  hsl(129, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green