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#281FC3

#281fc3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#281fc3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 12.16% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.49% cyan, 84.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 243.29°, with 72.57% saturation and 44.31% 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 10.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #281fc3
  2. #bac31f

Split complementary

  1. #281fc3
  2. #c37a1f
  3. #68c31f

Analogous

  1. #1f68c3
  2. #281fc3
  3. #7a1fc3

Triadic

  1. #281fc3
  2. #c3281f
  3. #1fc328

Tetradic

  1. #281fc3
  2. #c31fba
  3. #bac31f
  4. #1fc328

Square

  1. #281fc3
  2. #c31f68
  3. #bac31f
  4. #1fc37a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0a3f
  2. #1a1581
  3. #281fc3
  4. #544ce3
  5. #938eed

Shades

#281fc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281fc3
  2. #241cb0
  3. #20199c
  4. #1c1689
  5. #181375
  6. #141062
  7. #100c4e
  8. #0c093b
  9. #080627
  10. #040314
  11. #000000

Tints

#281fc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281fc3
  2. #3e35c9
  3. #534ccf
  4. #6962d5
  5. #7e79db
  6. #948fe1
  7. #a9a5e7
  8. #bfbced
  9. #d4d2f3
  10. #eae9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281fc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281fc3
  2. #3129bc
  3. #3a32b6
  4. #423caf
  5. #4b46a8
  6. #5450a2
  7. #5d599b
  8. #666394
  9. #6e6d8d
  10. #777687
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #393789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005574 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00469a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281fc3 {
  color: #281fc3;
}
Background
.bg-281fc3 {
  background-color: #281fc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281fc3 {
  border: 2px solid #281fc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281fc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 31 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 73% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281fc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281fc3, #7a1fc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281fc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 31 195 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 6.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.53 #d7e03c Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#281fc3  rgb(40, 31, 195)  hsl(243, 73%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#bac31f  rgb(186, 195, 31)  hsl(63, 73%, 44%)  Pear
#c3281f  rgb(195, 40, 31)  hsl(3, 73%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#1fc328  rgb(31, 195, 40)  hsl(123, 73%, 44%)  Lime Green