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#280FBA

#280fba ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#280fba is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.88% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.49% cyan, 91.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 248.77°, with 85.07% saturation and 39.41% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.0434

Complementary

  1. #280fba
  2. #a1ba0f

Split complementary

  1. #280fba
  2. #ba7d0f
  3. #4cba0f

Analogous

  1. #0f4cba
  2. #280fba
  3. #7d0fba

Triadic

  1. #280fba
  2. #ba280f
  3. #0fba28

Tetradic

  1. #280fba
  2. #ba0fa1
  3. #a1ba0f
  4. #0fba28

Square

  1. #280fba
  2. #ba0f4c
  3. #a1ba0f
  4. #0fba7d

Monochromatic

  1. #0a042c
  2. #190973
  3. #280fba
  4. #4528ee
  5. #826ff3

Shades

#280fba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280fba
  2. #240ea7
  3. #200c95
  4. #1c0b82
  5. #180970
  6. #14085d
  7. #10064a
  8. #0c0538
  9. #080325
  10. #040213
  11. #000000

Tints

#280fba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280fba
  2. #3e27c1
  3. #533fc8
  4. #6957cf
  5. #7e6fd6
  6. #9487dd
  7. #a99fe3
  8. #bfb7ea
  9. #d4cff1
  10. #eae7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280fba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280fba
  2. #311ab4
  3. #3a26ae
  4. #4231a9
  5. #4b3ca3
  6. #54489d
  7. #5d5397
  8. #665e91
  9. #6e698c
  10. #777586
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #342f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0032b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6d ≈ 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-280fba {
  color: #280fba;
}
Background
.bg-280fba {
  background-color: #280fba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280fba {
  border: 2px solid #280fba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280fba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 15 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 85% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280fba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280fba, #7d0fba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280fba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 15 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 3.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.71 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.30 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.87 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.27 #d7f045 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#280fba  rgb(40, 15, 186)  hsl(249, 85%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#a1ba0f  rgb(161, 186, 15)  hsl(69, 85%, 39%)  Apple Green
#ba280f  rgb(186, 40, 15)  hsl(9, 85%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0fba28  rgb(15, 186, 40)  hsl(129, 85%, 39%)  Kelly Green