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#280F44

#280f44 ≈ Midnight Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#280f44 is a color from the violet family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.88% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.18% cyan, 77.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black. Its hue angle is 268.3°, with 63.86% saturation and 16.27% 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 luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Midnight Blue (#191970), ΔE 9.7.

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Relative luminance0.0121

Complementary

  1. #280f44
  2. #2b440f

Split complementary

  1. #280f44
  2. #44420f
  3. #10440f

Analogous

  1. #0f1044
  2. #280f44
  3. #420f44

Triadic

  1. #280f44
  2. #44280f
  3. #0f4428

Tetradic

  1. #280f44
  2. #440f2b
  3. #2b440f
  4. #0f4428

Square

  1. #280f44
  2. #440f10
  3. #2b440f
  4. #0f4442

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0411
  2. #0a0411
  3. #280f44
  4. #4d1d83
  5. #722bc1

Shades

#280f44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280f44
  2. #240e3d
  3. #200c36
  4. #1c0b30
  5. #180929
  6. #140822
  7. #10061b
  8. #0c0514
  9. #08030e
  10. #040207
  11. #000000

Tints

#280f44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280f44
  2. #3e2757
  3. #533f69
  4. #69577c
  5. #7e6f8f
  6. #9487a2
  7. #a99fb4
  8. #bfb7c7
  9. #d4cfda
  10. #eae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280f44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280f44
  2. #311a4a
  3. #3a2650
  4. #423156
  5. #4b3c5c
  6. #544862
  7. #5d5368
  8. #665e6e
  9. #6e6974
  10. #77757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #1d1d1d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #221831 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #001c46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #001c43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #221c28 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #131845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #151843 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #241735 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280f44 {
  color: #280f44;
}
Background
.bg-280f44 {
  background-color: #280f44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280f44 {
  border: 2px solid #280f44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280f44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 15 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 64% 16%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280f44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280f44, #420f44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280f44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 15 68 / 0.35);
}

#191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.24 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 12.12 #000080 Navy ΔE 12.57 #002147 Oxford Blue ΔE 12.93 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 13.30 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 13.70 #d7f0bb Inverted #1d1d1d Grayscale 

Midnight Blue
#280f44  rgb(40, 15, 68)  hsl(268, 64%, 16%)  Midnight Blue
#2b440f  rgb(43, 68, 15)  hsl(88, 64%, 16%)  Army Green
#44280f  rgb(68, 40, 15)  hsl(28, 64%, 16%)  Bistre
#0f4428  rgb(15, 68, 40)  hsl(148, 64%, 16%)  British Racing Green