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#2807CA Color

#2807CA is rgb(40, 7, 202) in RGB, hsl(250, 93%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 97%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2807CA
HEX#2807CA
RGBrgb(40, 7, 202)
HSLhsl(250, 93%, 41%)
HSVhsv(250, 97%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 97%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(39.5% 0.252 271.1)
LABlab(24.34% 56.72 -90.43)
LCHlch(24.34% 106.74 302.10)

What #2807CA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #2807CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 5.05Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 15Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 16.35Han Purple#5218FAΔE 17.14Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 17.96Duke Blue#00009CΔE 18.16

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#2807CA Channel Values

How #2807CA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 7 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 250° · S 93% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 250° · S 97% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 97% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.64:1 vs white · 1.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2807CA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2807CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2807CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2807CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2807CA
Complementary
#A9CA07
Analogous
#0748CA
Analogous
#8907CA
Triadic
#CA2807
Triadic
#07CA28
Split comp.
#CA8907
Split comp.
#48CA07

Tints & Shades of #2807CA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#2F09F1
#4D2BF7
#6E53F9
#947FFA
#B5A6FC
#D6CEFD

Shades

#2306B1
#1D0594
#18047B
#130462
#0F034A
#09022C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2807CA.

How #2807CA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#2807CA
Protanopia#1010CA
Protanomaly#1C0DCA
Deuteranopia#1717CA
Deuteranomaly#1F12CA
Tritanopia#004E4E
Tritanomaly#003D91
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2807CA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-2807ca: #2807CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2807CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2807ca': '#2807CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.027, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_2807ca">#2807CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#2807CA"

More Blue Colors

#2807CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#2807CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2807CA?

#2807CA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(40, 7, 202) in RGB and hsl(250, 93%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #2807CA?

#2807CA is rgb(40, 7, 202) — red 40, green 7, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2807CA?

#2807CA converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 97%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2807CA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #2807CA scores 10.64:1 against white and 1.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2807CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2807CA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 5.05, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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