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#280DCF

#280dcf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280dcf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.1% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.68% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 248.35°, with 88.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #280dcf
  2. #b4cf0d

Split complementary

  1. #280dcf
  2. #cf890d
  3. #53cf0d

Analogous

  1. #0d53cf
  2. #280dcf
  3. #890dcf

Triadic

  1. #280dcf
  2. #cf280d
  3. #0dcf28

Tetradic

  1. #280dcf
  2. #cf0db4
  3. #b4cf0d
  4. #0dcf28

Square

  1. #280dcf
  2. #cf0d53
  3. #b4cf0d
  4. #0dcf89

Monochromatic

  1. #0c043f
  2. #1a0887
  3. #280dcf
  4. #5036f2
  5. #8f7ef7

Shades

#280dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280dcf
  2. #240cba
  3. #200aa6
  4. #1c0991
  5. #18087c
  6. #140768
  7. #100553
  8. #0c043e
  9. #080329
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#280dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280dcf
  2. #3e25d4
  3. #533dd9
  4. #6956dd
  5. #7e6ee2
  6. #9486e7
  7. #a99eec
  8. #bfb6f1
  9. #d4cff5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280dcf
  2. #3119c7
  3. #3a24bf
  4. #4230b7
  5. #4b3baf
  6. #5447a8
  7. #5d52a0
  8. #665e98
  9. #6e6990
  10. #777588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #383391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002bcd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280dcf {
  color: #280dcf;
}
Background
.bg-280dcf {
  background-color: #280dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280dcf {
  border: 2px solid #280dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 13 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280dcf, #890dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 13 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.11 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.68 #d7f230 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280dcf  rgb(40, 13, 207)  hsl(248, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b4cf0d  rgb(180, 207, 13)  hsl(68, 88%, 43%)  Pear
#cf280d  rgb(207, 40, 13)  hsl(8, 88%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0dcf28  rgb(13, 207, 40)  hsl(128, 88%, 43%)  Lime Green