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#282BE6

#282be6 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#282be6 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.86% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.61% cyan, 81.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 239.05°, with 79.17% saturation and 52.94% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0789

Complementary

  1. #282be6
  2. #e6e328

Split complementary

  1. #282be6
  2. #e68428
  3. #8ae628

Analogous

  1. #288ae6
  2. #282be6
  3. #8428e6

Triadic

  1. #282be6
  2. #e6282b
  3. #2be628

Tetradic

  1. #282be6
  2. #e328e6
  3. #e6e328
  4. #2be628

Square

  1. #282be6
  2. #e6288a
  3. #e6e328
  4. #28e684

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e69
  2. #1417ad
  3. #282be6
  4. #6d6fee
  5. #b1b2f6

Shades

#282be6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282be6
  2. #2427cf
  3. #2022b8
  4. #1c1ea1
  5. #181a8a
  6. #141673
  7. #10115c
  8. #0c0d45
  9. #08092e
  10. #040417
  11. #000000

Tints

#282be6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282be6
  2. #3e40e9
  3. #5355eb
  4. #696bee
  5. #7e80f0
  6. #9495f3
  7. #a9aaf5
  8. #bfbff8
  9. #d4d5fa
  10. #eaeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282be6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282be6
  2. #3134dc
  3. #3a3cd2
  4. #4245c7
  5. #4b4dbd
  6. #5456b3
  7. #5d5ea9
  8. #66679f
  9. #6e6f94
  10. #77788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4344a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00688b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004be9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282be6 {
  color: #282be6;
}
Background
.bg-282be6 {
  background-color: #282be6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282be6 {
  border: 2px solid #282be6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282be6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 43 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 79% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282be6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282be6, #8428e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282be6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 43 230 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.99 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.30 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.34 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.75 #d7d419 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Blue
#282be6  rgb(40, 43, 230)  hsl(239, 79%, 53%)  Blue
#e6e328  rgb(230, 227, 40)  hsl(59, 79%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#e6282b  rgb(230, 40, 43)  hsl(359, 79%, 53%)  Lust
#2be628  rgb(43, 230, 40)  hsl(119, 79%, 53%)  Malachite