Close to Ultramarine
#280BFC
#280BFC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Ultramarine. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 4.3% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 98% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #280BFC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
8.26:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.54:1 FailThis color as text on white
8.26:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.54:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #280BFC as they’d see it.
#280BFC in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #280BFC
What color is #280BFC?
#280BFC is a mid-tone, vivid blue, close to the color Ultramarine. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 4.3% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 247°, with 98% saturation and 52% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #280BFC in RGB?
#280BFC is rgb(40, 11, 252): 40 red, 11 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #280BFC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(84, 96, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #280BFC?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #280BFC?
Its complement #495400 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.