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#0280DA

#0280da ≈ Tufts Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0280da is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.08% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 205°, with 98.18% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Tufts Blue (#417dc1), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #0280da
  2. #da5c02

Split complementary

  1. #0280da
  2. #da0214
  3. #dac802

Analogous

  1. #02dac8
  2. #0280da
  3. #0214da

Triadic

  1. #0280da
  2. #da0280
  3. #80da02

Tetradic

  1. #0280da
  2. #5c02da
  3. #da5c02
  4. #80da02

Square

  1. #0280da
  2. #c802da
  3. #da5c02
  4. #14da02

Monochromatic

  1. #012742
  2. #01538e
  3. #0280da
  4. #2ba6fd
  5. #77c6fe

Shades

#0280da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0280da
  2. #0273c4
  3. #0266ae
  4. #015a99
  5. #014d83
  6. #01406d
  7. #013357
  8. #012641
  9. #001a2c
  10. #000d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#0280da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0280da
  2. #1b8dde
  3. #3599e1
  4. #4ea6e5
  5. #67b3e9
  6. #81c0ed
  7. #9accf0
  8. #b3d9f4
  9. #cce6f8
  10. #e6f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0280da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0280da
  2. #0f80d1
  3. #1b80c8
  4. #2880bf
  5. #3480b6
  6. #4180ad
  7. #4e80a4
  8. #5a809b
  9. #678092
  10. #738089
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #627eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5286de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d75d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0096a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f84dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #227ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #008ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0280da {
  color: #0280da;
}
Background
.bg-0280da {
  background-color: #0280da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-0280da {
  border: 2px solid #0280da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0280da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 205 98% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0280da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0280da, #0214da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0280da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 3.54 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 4.94 #0072bb French Blue ΔE 6.08 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.68 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.86 #fd7f25 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Tufts Blue
#0280da  rgb(2, 128, 218)  hsl(205, 98%, 43%)  Tufts Blue
#da5c02  rgb(218, 92, 2)  hsl(25, 98%, 43%)  Chocolate
#da0280  rgb(218, 2, 128)  hsl(325, 98%, 43%)  Telemagenta
#80da02  rgb(128, 218, 2)  hsl(85, 98%, 43%)  Yellow Green