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#280FA4

#280fa4 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280fa4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.88% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 75.61% cyan, 90.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 250.07°, with 83.24% saturation and 35.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.0347

Complementary

  1. #280fa4
  2. #8ba40f

Split complementary

  1. #280fa4
  2. #a4730f
  3. #40a40f

Analogous

  1. #0f40a4
  2. #280fa4
  3. #730fa4

Triadic

  1. #280fa4
  2. #a4280f
  3. #0fa428

Tetradic

  1. #280fa4
  2. #a40f8b
  3. #8ba40f
  4. #0fa428

Square

  1. #280fa4
  2. #a40f40
  3. #8ba40f
  4. #0fa473

Monochromatic

  1. #060218
  2. #17095e
  3. #280fa4
  4. #3916ea
  5. #755cf0

Shades

#280fa4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280fa4
  2. #240e94
  3. #200c83
  4. #1c0b73
  5. #180962
  6. #140852
  7. #100642
  8. #0c0531
  9. #080321
  10. #040210
  11. #000000

Tints

#280fa4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280fa4
  2. #3e27ad
  3. #533fb6
  4. #6957bf
  5. #7e6fc8
  6. #9487d2
  7. #a99fdb
  8. #bfb7e4
  9. #d4cfed
  10. #eae7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280fa4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280fa4
  2. #311aa0
  3. #3a269d
  4. #423199
  5. #4b3c96
  6. #544892
  7. #5d538e
  8. #665e8b
  9. #6e6987
  10. #777584
  11. #808080

Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #343434 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #302a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003aa8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002da2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004460 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002ea6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0024a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #003681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280fa4 {
  color: #280fa4;
}
Background
.bg-280fa4 {
  background-color: #280fa4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280fa4 {
  border: 2px solid #280fa4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280fa4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 15 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 83% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280fa4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280fa4, #730fa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280fa4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 15 164 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 2.05 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 4.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.84 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 4.91 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.28 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.14 #000080 Navy ΔE 6.29 #d7f05b Inverted #343434 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#280fa4  rgb(40, 15, 164)  hsl(250, 83%, 35%)  Zaffre
#8ba40f  rgb(139, 164, 15)  hsl(70, 83%, 35%)  Apple Green
#a4280f  rgb(164, 40, 15)  hsl(10, 83%, 35%)  Rufous
#0fa428  rgb(15, 164, 40)  hsl(130, 83%, 35%)  Islamic Green