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#281EEA

#281eea ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#281eea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.91% cyan, 87.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 242.94°, with 82.93% saturation and 51.76% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #281eea
  2. #e0ea1e

Split complementary

  1. #281eea
  2. #ea8e1e
  3. #7aea1e

Analogous

  1. #1e7aea
  2. #281eea
  3. #8e1eea

Triadic

  1. #281eea
  2. #ea281e
  3. #1eea28

Tetradic

  1. #281eea
  2. #ea1ee0
  3. #e0ea1e
  4. #1eea28

Square

  1. #281eea
  2. #ea1e7a
  3. #e0ea1e
  4. #1eea8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0966
  2. #1810ab
  3. #281eea
  4. #6b64f1
  5. #aeaaf7

Shades

#281eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281eea
  2. #241bd3
  3. #2018bb
  4. #1c15a4
  5. #18128c
  6. #140f75
  7. #100c5e
  8. #0c0946
  9. #08062f
  10. #040317
  11. #000000

Tints

#281eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281eea
  2. #3e35ec
  3. #534bee
  4. #6962f0
  5. #7e78f2
  6. #948ff5
  7. #a9a5f7
  8. #bfbcf9
  9. #d4d2fb
  10. #eae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281eea
  2. #3128df
  3. #3a32d5
  4. #423bca
  5. #4b45c0
  6. #544fb5
  7. #5d59aa
  8. #6663a0
  9. #6e6c95
  10. #77768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281eea {
  color: #281eea;
}
Background
.bg-281eea {
  background-color: #281eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281eea {
  border: 2px solid #281eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 30 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281eea, #8e1eea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 30 234 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 2.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.05 #d7e115 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Blue
#281eea  rgb(40, 30, 234)  hsl(243, 83%, 52%)  Blue
#e0ea1e  rgb(224, 234, 30)  hsl(63, 83%, 52%)  Pear
#ea281e  rgb(234, 40, 30)  hsl(3, 83%, 52%)  Lust
#1eea28  rgb(30, 234, 40)  hsl(123, 83%, 52%)  Lime