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#281EC7

#281ec7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#281ec7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 11.76% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.9% cyan, 84.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 243.55°, with 73.8% saturation and 44.9% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #281ec7
  2. #bdc71e

Split complementary

  1. #281ec7
  2. #c77c1e
  3. #68c71e

Analogous

  1. #1e68c7
  2. #281ec7
  3. #7c1ec7

Triadic

  1. #281ec7
  2. #c7281e
  3. #1ec728

Tetradic

  1. #281ec7
  2. #c71ebd
  3. #bdc71e
  4. #1ec728

Square

  1. #281ec7
  2. #c71e68
  3. #bdc71e
  4. #1ec77c

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a42
  2. #1b1485
  3. #281ec7
  4. #564de4
  5. #9590ee

Shades

#281ec7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281ec7
  2. #241bb3
  3. #20189f
  4. #1c158b
  5. #181277
  6. #140f64
  7. #100c50
  8. #0c093c
  9. #080628
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#281ec7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281ec7
  2. #3e35cd
  3. #534bd2
  4. #6962d8
  5. #7e78dd
  6. #948fe3
  7. #a9a5e9
  8. #bfbcee
  9. #d4d2f4
  10. #eae9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281ec7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281ec7
  2. #3128c0
  3. #3a32b9
  4. #423bb2
  5. #4b45ab
  6. #544fa4
  7. #5d599c
  8. #666395
  9. #6e6c8e
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #39378c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004acb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ac4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005776 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281ec7 {
  color: #281ec7;
}
Background
.bg-281ec7 {
  background-color: #281ec7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281ec7 {
  border: 2px solid #281ec7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281ec7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 30 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281ec7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281ec7, #7c1ec7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281ec7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 30 199 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.01 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.26 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.05 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.18 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.51 #d7e138 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#281ec7  rgb(40, 30, 199)  hsl(244, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#bdc71e  rgb(189, 199, 30)  hsl(64, 74%, 45%)  Pear
#c7281e  rgb(199, 40, 30)  hsl(4, 74%, 45%)  Venetian Red
#1ec728  rgb(30, 199, 40)  hsl(124, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green