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#280FF2

#280ff2 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#280ff2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 5.88% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.47% cyan, 93.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 246.61°, with 89.72% saturation and 50.39% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.072

Complementary

  1. #280ff2
  2. #d9f20f

Split complementary

  1. #280ff2
  2. #f29a0f
  3. #67f20f

Analogous

  1. #0f67f2
  2. #280ff2
  3. #9a0ff2

Triadic

  1. #280ff2
  2. #f2280f
  3. #0ff228

Tetradic

  1. #280ff2
  2. #f20fd9
  3. #d9f20f
  4. #0ff228

Square

  1. #280ff2
  2. #f20f67
  3. #d9f20f
  4. #0ff29a

Monochromatic

  1. #100563
  2. #1b09ab
  3. #280ff2
  4. #6958f6
  5. #aaa0fa

Shades

#280ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #280ff2
  2. #240eda
  3. #200cc2
  4. #1c0ba9
  5. #180991
  6. #140879
  7. #100661
  8. #0c0549
  9. #080330
  10. #040218
  11. #000000

Tints

#280ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #280ff2
  2. #3e27f3
  3. #533ff5
  4. #6957f6
  5. #7e6ff7
  6. #9487f9
  7. #a99ffa
  8. #bfb7fb
  9. #d4cffc
  10. #eae7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#280ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #280ff2
  2. #311ae7
  3. #3a26db
  4. #4231d0
  5. #4b3cc4
  6. #5448b9
  7. #5d53ae
  8. #665ea2
  9. #6e6997
  10. #77758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #403ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-280ff2 {
  color: #280ff2;
}
Background
.bg-280ff2 {
  background-color: #280ff2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-280ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #280ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #280ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 15 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 90% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-280ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #280ff2, #9a0ff2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-280ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 15 242 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 1.33 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.71 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.85 #d7f00d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#280ff2  rgb(40, 15, 242)  hsl(247, 90%, 50%)  Blue
#d9f20f  rgb(217, 242, 15)  hsl(67, 90%, 50%)  Lemon Lime
#f2280f  rgb(242, 40, 15)  hsl(7, 90%, 50%)  Red
#0ff228  rgb(15, 242, 40)  hsl(127, 90%, 50%)  Lime