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#280EA2

#280ea2 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280ea2 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.49% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.31% cyan, 91.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 250.54°, with 84.09% saturation and 34.51% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.0337

Complementary

  1. #280ea2
  2. #88a20e

Split complementary

  1. #280ea2
  2. #a2720e
  3. #3ea20e

Analogous

  1. #0e3ea2
  2. #280ea2
  3. #720ea2

Triadic

  1. #280ea2
  2. #a2280e
  3. #0ea228

Tetradic

  1. #280ea2
  2. #a20e88
  3. #88a20e
  4. #0ea228

Square

  1. #280ea2
  2. #a20e3e
  3. #88a20e
  4. #0ea272

Monochromatic

  1. #050215
  2. #17085c
  3. #280ea2
  4. #3914e8
  5. #7358f1

Shades

#280ea2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280ea2
  2. #240d92
  3. #200b82
  4. #1c0a71
  5. #180861
  6. #140751
  7. #100641
  8. #0c0431
  9. #080320
  10. #040110
  11. #000000

Tints

#280ea2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280ea2
  2. #3e26ab
  3. #533eb5
  4. #6956be
  5. #7e6ec7
  6. #9487d1
  7. #a99fda
  8. #bfb7e3
  9. #d4cfec
  10. #eae7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280ea2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280ea2
  2. #31199f
  3. #3a259b
  4. #423098
  5. #4b3c94
  6. #544791
  7. #5d528e
  8. #665e8a
  9. #6e6987
  10. #777583
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2f2971 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aa6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00435e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ea4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00357f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280ea2 {
  color: #280ea2;
}
Background
.bg-280ea2 {
  background-color: #280ea2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280ea2 {
  border: 2px solid #280ea2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280ea2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 14 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 84% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280ea2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280ea2, #720ea2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280ea2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 14 162 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.10 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.89 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.01 #d7f15d Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#280ea2  rgb(40, 14, 162)  hsl(251, 84%, 35%)  Zaffre
#88a20e  rgb(136, 162, 14)  hsl(71, 84%, 35%)  Apple Green
#a2280e  rgb(162, 40, 14)  hsl(11, 84%, 35%)  Rufous
#0ea228  rgb(14, 162, 40)  hsl(131, 84%, 35%)  Islamic Green