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#280ECF

#280ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280ecf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80.68% cyan, 93.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 248.08°, with 87.33% saturation and 43.33% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.0527

Complementary

  1. #280ecf
  2. #b5cf0e

Split complementary

  1. #280ecf
  2. #cf880e
  3. #55cf0e

Analogous

  1. #0e55cf
  2. #280ecf
  3. #880ecf

Triadic

  1. #280ecf
  2. #cf280e
  3. #0ecf28

Tetradic

  1. #280ecf
  2. #cf0eb5
  3. #b5cf0e
  4. #0ecf28

Square

  1. #280ecf
  2. #cf0e55
  3. #b5cf0e
  4. #0ecf88

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0440
  2. #1a0987
  3. #280ecf
  4. #5138f2
  5. #9080f6

Shades

#280ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280ecf
  2. #240dba
  3. #200ba6
  4. #1c0a91
  5. #18087c
  6. #140768
  7. #100653
  8. #0c043e
  9. #080329
  10. #040115
  11. #000000

Tints

#280ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280ecf
  2. #3e26d4
  3. #533ed9
  4. #6956dd
  5. #7e6ee2
  6. #9487e7
  7. #a99fec
  8. #bfb7f1
  9. #d4cff5
  10. #eae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280ecf
  2. #3119c7
  3. #3a25bf
  4. #4230b7
  5. #4b3caf
  6. #5447a8
  7. #5d52a0
  8. #665e98
  9. #6e6990
  10. #777588
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.22:1 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 #004ad4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0044a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280ecf {
  color: #280ecf;
}
Background
.bg-280ecf {
  background-color: #280ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280ecf {
  border: 2px solid #280ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 14 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280ecf, #880ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 14 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 1.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.61 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.66 #d7f130 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280ecf  rgb(40, 14, 207)  hsl(248, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#b5cf0e  rgb(181, 207, 14)  hsl(68, 87%, 43%)  Pear
#cf280e  rgb(207, 40, 14)  hsl(8, 87%, 43%)  Rosso Corsa
#0ecf28  rgb(14, 207, 40)  hsl(128, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green