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#281BC8

#281bc8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#281bc8 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 10.59% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 80% cyan, 86.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 244.51°, with 76.21% saturation and 44.51% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #281bc8
  2. #bbc81b

Split complementary

  1. #281bc8
  2. #c87f1b
  3. #64c81b

Analogous

  1. #1b64c8
  2. #281bc8
  3. #7f1bc8

Triadic

  1. #281bc8
  2. #c8281b
  3. #1bc828

Tetradic

  1. #281bc8
  2. #c81bbb
  3. #bbc81b
  4. #1bc828

Square

  1. #281bc8
  2. #c81b64
  3. #bbc81b
  4. #1bc87f

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0941
  2. #1b1285
  3. #281bc8
  4. #5549e6
  5. #948cf0

Shades

#281bc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281bc8
  2. #2418b4
  3. #2016a0
  4. #1c138c
  5. #181078
  6. #140e64
  7. #100b50
  8. #0c083c
  9. #080528
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#281bc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281bc8
  2. #3e32ce
  3. #5349d3
  4. #695fd9
  5. #7e76de
  6. #948de4
  7. #a9a4e9
  8. #bfbbef
  9. #d4d1f4
  10. #eae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281bc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281bc8
  2. #3125c1
  3. #3a2fba
  4. #4239b2
  5. #4b43ab
  6. #544ea4
  7. #5d589d
  8. #666296
  9. #6e6c8e
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39368c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004acc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ccb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281bc8 {
  color: #281bc8;
}
Background
.bg-281bc8 {
  background-color: #281bc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281bc8 {
  border: 2px solid #281bc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281bc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 27 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281bc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281bc8, #7f1bc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281bc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 27 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 2.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.89 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.97 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.67 #d7e437 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#281bc8  rgb(40, 27, 200)  hsl(245, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#bbc81b  rgb(187, 200, 27)  hsl(65, 76%, 45%)  Pear
#c8281b  rgb(200, 40, 27)  hsl(5, 76%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1bc828  rgb(27, 200, 40)  hsl(125, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green