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#280EBA

#280eba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280eba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.49% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.49% cyan, 92.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 249.07°, with 86% saturation and 39.22% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.0431

Complementary

  1. #280eba
  2. #a0ba0e

Split complementary

  1. #280eba
  2. #ba7e0e
  3. #4aba0e

Analogous

  1. #0e4aba
  2. #280eba
  3. #7e0eba

Triadic

  1. #280eba
  2. #ba280e
  3. #0eba28

Tetradic

  1. #280eba
  2. #ba0ea0
  3. #a0ba0e
  4. #0eba28

Square

  1. #280eba
  2. #ba0e4a
  3. #a0ba0e
  4. #0eba7e

Monochromatic

  1. #09032c
  2. #190973
  3. #280eba
  4. #4426ef
  5. #816df4

Shades

#280eba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280eba
  2. #240da7
  3. #200b95
  4. #1c0a82
  5. #180870
  6. #14075d
  7. #10064a
  8. #0c0438
  9. #080325
  10. #040113
  11. #000000

Tints

#280eba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280eba
  2. #3e26c1
  3. #533ec8
  4. #6956cf
  5. #7e6ed6
  6. #9487dd
  7. #a99fe3
  8. #bfb7ea
  9. #d4cff1
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280eba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280eba
  2. #3119b4
  3. #3a25ae
  4. #4230a9
  5. #4b3ca3
  6. #54479d
  7. #5d5297
  8. #665e91
  9. #6e698c
  10. #777586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003d92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280eba {
  color: #280eba;
}
Background
.bg-280eba {
  background-color: #280eba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280eba {
  border: 2px solid #280eba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280eba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 14 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280eba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280eba, #7e0eba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280eba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 14 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.76 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.29 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.90 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.36 #d7f145 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280eba  rgb(40, 14, 186)  hsl(249, 86%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#a0ba0e  rgb(160, 186, 14)  hsl(69, 86%, 39%)  Apple Green
#ba280e  rgb(186, 40, 14)  hsl(9, 86%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0eba28  rgb(14, 186, 40)  hsl(129, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green