Recognised as Colour

#280ECD

#280ECD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#280ECD is a blue with RGB values 40, 14, 205 and HSL 248°, 87%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#280ECD#280ECD

HEX#280ECD

RGBrgb(40, 14, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.0549, 0.8039

RGB percentages15.7%, 5.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(248.2, 87.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(248.2, 93.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK80.5%, 93.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,625,229

CSS custom property--colour: #280ECD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05173WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.32:1

Contrast with white10.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#212121

Inverted#D7F132

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0037CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Tritanopia#005678no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5 Blue violet · ΔE 20.4 Dark violet · ΔE 24.2 Blue · ΔE 25.2 Dark blue · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.97, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B3CD0E

Analogous#0E53CD, #880ECD

Triadic#CD280E, #0ECD28

Split complementary#CD880E, #53CD0E

Tetradic#CD0E53, #B3CD0E, #0ECD88

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B8AEF9

Lighter +30%#8E7EF6

Lighter +20%#654EF3

Lighter +10%#3B1EF0

Darker −10%#1F0B9D

Darker −20%#15076E

Darker −30%#0C043E

Darker −40%#03010E

More saturated +25%#1E00DB

Less saturated −25%#3C29B2

Channel breakdown

R40

G14

B205

Red40 (15.7%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue248.17°

Saturation (HSL)87.21%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 0E · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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