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#282DDA

#282dda ≈ Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#282dda is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 17.65% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.65% cyan, 79.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 238.31°, with 70.63% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.94.

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Relative luminance0.0739

Complementary

  1. #282dda
  2. #dad528

Split complementary

  1. #282dda
  2. #da7c28
  3. #86da28

Analogous

  1. #2886da
  2. #282dda
  3. #7c28da

Triadic

  1. #282dda
  2. #da282d
  3. #2dda28

Tetradic

  1. #282dda
  2. #d528da
  3. #dad528
  4. #2dda28

Square

  1. #282dda
  2. #da2886
  3. #dad528
  4. #28da7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f125a
  2. #1b1e9b
  3. #282dda
  4. #696de5
  5. #abadf0

Shades

#282dda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #282dda
  2. #2429c4
  3. #2024ae
  4. #1c2099
  5. #181b83
  6. #14176d
  7. #101257
  8. #0c0e41
  9. #08092c
  10. #040516
  11. #000000

Tints

#282dda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #282dda
  2. #3e42de
  3. #5357e1
  4. #696ce5
  5. #7e81e9
  6. #9496ed
  7. #a9abf0
  8. #bfc0f4
  9. #d4d5f8
  10. #eaeafb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#282dda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #282dda
  2. #3135d1
  3. #3a3ec8
  4. #4246bf
  5. #4b4eb6
  6. #5457ad
  7. #5d5fa4
  8. #66679b
  9. #6e6f92
  10. #777889
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #41429a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-282dda {
  color: #282dda;
}
Background
.bg-282dda {
  background-color: #282dda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-282dda {
  border: 2px solid #282dda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #282dda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 45 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 71% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-282dda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #282dda, #7c28da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-282dda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 45 218 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 5.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.48 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.64 #d7d225 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Blue
#282dda  rgb(40, 45, 218)  hsl(238, 71%, 51%)  Blue
#dad528  rgb(218, 213, 40)  hsl(58, 71%, 51%)  Citrine
#da282d  rgb(218, 40, 45)  hsl(358, 71%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#2dda28  rgb(45, 218, 40)  hsl(118, 71%, 51%)  Lime Green