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#281EE4

#281ee4 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#281ee4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 11.76% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.46% cyan, 86.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 243.03°, with 78.57% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0698

Complementary

  1. #281ee4
  2. #dae41e

Split complementary

  1. #281ee4
  2. #e48b1e
  3. #77e41e

Analogous

  1. #1e77e4
  2. #281ee4
  3. #8b1ee4

Triadic

  1. #281ee4
  2. #e4281e
  3. #1ee428

Tetradic

  1. #281ee4
  2. #e41eda
  3. #dae41e
  4. #1ee428

Square

  1. #281ee4
  2. #e41e77
  3. #dae41e
  4. #1ee48b

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0b5e
  2. #1b13a2
  3. #281ee4
  4. #6962ec
  5. #aba7f4

Shades

#281ee4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281ee4
  2. #241bcd
  3. #2018b6
  4. #1c15a0
  5. #181289
  6. #140f72
  7. #100c5b
  8. #0c0944
  9. #08062e
  10. #040317
  11. #000000

Tints

#281ee4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281ee4
  2. #3e35e7
  3. #534be9
  4. #6962ec
  5. #7e78ef
  6. #948ff2
  7. #a9a5f4
  8. #bfbcf7
  9. #d4d2fa
  10. #eae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281ee4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281ee4
  2. #3128da
  3. #3a32d0
  4. #423bc6
  5. #4b45bc
  6. #544fb2
  7. #5d59a8
  8. #66639e
  9. #6e6c94
  10. #77768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3da0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006388 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281ee4 {
  color: #281ee4;
}
Background
.bg-281ee4 {
  background-color: #281ee4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281ee4 {
  border: 2px solid #281ee4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281ee4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 30 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 79% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281ee4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281ee4, #8b1ee4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281ee4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 30 228 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.88 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.24 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.24 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.71 #d7e11b Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#281ee4  rgb(40, 30, 228)  hsl(243, 79%, 51%)  Blue
#dae41e  rgb(218, 228, 30)  hsl(63, 79%, 51%)  Pear
#e4281e  rgb(228, 40, 30)  hsl(3, 79%, 51%)  Lust
#1ee428  rgb(30, 228, 40)  hsl(123, 79%, 51%)  Malachite