#281c8e

Color #281c8e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Navy #000080 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#281c8e

RGB

rgb(40, 28, 142)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 67.1%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 80.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.8%, 80.3%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(20.96, 41.66, -60.18)

LCH

lch(20.96, 73.19, 304.69)

OKLCH

oklch(33.7%, 0.175, 276.13)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 11%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#828e1c

Analogous

#1c498e

#281c8e

#611c8e

Triadic

#281c8e

#8e281c

#1c8e28

Split-complementary

#281c8e

#8e611c

#498e1c

Tetradic

#281c8e

#8e1c82

#828e1c

#1c8e28

Square

#281c8e

#8e1c49

#828e1c

#1c8e61

Shades

Color #281c8e mixed toward black.

#211776

#1b135f

#140e47

#0d092f

#070518

Tints

Color #281c8e mixed toward white.

#3525bd

#5242da

#7d71e3

#a8a0ec

#d4d0f6

Tones

Color #281c8e mixed toward gray.

#2f2584

#372f7b

#3e3871

#464268

#4d4b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.65:1

White text reads better on this background (12.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#23237e · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#242579 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#276f6b · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 27.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281c8e]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#281c8e (#281c8e) is rgb(40, 28, 142) in RGB.

No, #281c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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