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#282BEE

#282bee ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#282bee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 16.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.19% cyan, 81.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 239.09°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #282bee
  2. #eeeb28

Split complementary

  1. #282bee
  2. #ee8828
  3. #8eee28

Analogous

  1. #288eee
  2. #282bee
  3. #8828ee

Triadic

  1. #282bee
  2. #ee282b
  3. #2bee28

Tetradic

  1. #282bee
  2. #eb28ee
  3. #eeeb28
  4. #2bee28

Square

  1. #282bee
  2. #ee288e
  3. #eeeb28
  4. #28ee88

Monochromatic

  1. #090b74
  2. #0f11bb
  3. #282bee
  4. #6f71f4
  5. #b6b7f9

Shades

#282bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282bee
  2. #2427d6
  3. #2022be
  4. #1c1ea7
  5. #181a8f
  6. #141677
  7. #10115f
  8. #0c0d47
  9. #080930
  10. #040418
  11. #000000

Tints

#282bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282bee
  2. #3e40f0
  3. #5355f1
  4. #696bf3
  5. #7e80f5
  6. #9495f7
  7. #a9aaf8
  8. #bfbffa
  9. #d4d5fc
  10. #eaeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282bee
  2. #3134e3
  3. #3a3cd8
  4. #4245cd
  5. #4b4dc2
  6. #5456b7
  7. #5d5eac
  8. #6667a1
  9. #6e6f96
  10. #77788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4445a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006b8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0058bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282bee {
  color: #282bee;
}
Background
.bg-282bee {
  background-color: #282bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282bee {
  border: 2px solid #282bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 43 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282bee, #8828ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 43 238 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.90 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #d7d411 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Blue
#282bee  rgb(40, 43, 238)  hsl(239, 85%, 55%)  Blue
#eeeb28  rgb(238, 235, 40)  hsl(59, 85%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow
#ee282b  rgb(238, 40, 43)  hsl(359, 85%, 55%)  Lust
#2bee28  rgb(43, 238, 40)  hsl(119, 85%, 55%)  Lime