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Recognised as Colour

#280EBD

  • #280EBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#280EBD is a blue with RGB values 40, 14, 189 and HSL 249°, 86%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#280EBD#280EBD
HEX#280EBD
RGBrgb(40, 14, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.0549, 0.7412
RGB percentages15.7%, 5.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(248.9, 86.2%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.9, 92.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK78.8%, 92.6%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,625,213
CSS custom property--colour: #280EBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness68.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.12:1
Contrast with white11.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D7F142

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0043C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0033BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#004F6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.6Dark blue · ΔE 19.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Dark violet · ΔE 24.2Navy · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A3BD0E
Analogous#0E4CBD, #800EBD
Triadic#BD280E, #0EBD28
Split complementary#BD7F0E, #4CBD0E
Tetradic#BD0E4C, #A3BD0E, #0EBD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AC9FF8
Lighter +30%#8370F4
Lighter +20%#5A40F1
Lighter +10%#3212EC
Darker −10%#1E0A8E
Darker −20%#14075E
Darker −30%#0A032F
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#1E00CB
Less saturated −25%#3A27A4

Channel breakdown

R40
G14
B189
Red40 (15.7%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue248.91°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 0E · B BD

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