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#282CE7

#282ce7 ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#282ce7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 17.25% green and 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.68% cyan, 80.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 238.74°, with 79.92% saturation and 53.14% 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 8.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#3333ff
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Relative luminance0.0802

Complementary

  1. #282ce7
  2. #e7e328

Split complementary

  1. #282ce7
  2. #e78328
  3. #8ce728

Analogous

  1. #288ce7
  2. #282ce7
  3. #8328e7

Triadic

  1. #282ce7
  2. #e7282c
  3. #2ce728

Tetradic

  1. #282ce7
  2. #e328e7
  3. #e7e328
  4. #2ce728

Square

  1. #282ce7
  2. #e7288c
  3. #e7e328
  4. #28e783

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0e6a
  2. #1417af
  3. #282ce7
  4. #6d70ef
  5. #b2b3f6

Shades

#282ce7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282ce7
  2. #2428d0
  3. #2023b9
  4. #1c1fa2
  5. #181a8b
  6. #141674
  7. #10125c
  8. #0c0d45
  9. #08092e
  10. #040417
  11. #000000

Tints

#282ce7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282ce7
  2. #3e41e9
  3. #5356ec
  4. #696bee
  5. #7e80f1
  6. #9496f3
  7. #a9abf5
  8. #bfc0f8
  9. #d4d5fa
  10. #eaeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282ce7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282ce7
  2. #3134dd
  3. #3a3dd2
  4. #4245c8
  5. #4b4ebe
  6. #5456b4
  7. #5d5ea9
  8. #66679f
  9. #6e6f95
  10. #77788a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4344a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005aec ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00688c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004bea ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003de5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0056b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282ce7 {
  color: #282ce7;
}
Background
.bg-282ce7 {
  background-color: #282ce7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282ce7 {
  border: 2px solid #282ce7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282ce7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 44 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 80% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282ce7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282ce7, #8328e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282ce7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 44 231 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.34 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.48 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.37 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.72 #d7d318 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Blue
#282ce7  rgb(40, 44, 231)  hsl(239, 80%, 53%)  Blue
#e7e328  rgb(231, 227, 40)  hsl(59, 80%, 53%)  Titanium Yellow
#e7282c  rgb(231, 40, 44)  hsl(359, 80%, 53%)  Lust
#2ce728  rgb(44, 231, 40)  hsl(119, 80%, 53%)  Lime