#281e47

Color #281e47

A moderately saturated very dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 26.07 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#281e47

RGB

rgb(40, 30, 71)

HSL

hsl(254.6, 40.6%, 19.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.6, 57.7%, 27.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 57.7%, 0%, 72.2%)

LAB

lab(14.59, 16.36, -24.13)

LCH

lch(14.59, 29.15, 304.14)

OKLCH

oklch(27%, 0.0738, 291.97)

HWB

hwb(254.6, 11.8%, 72.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d471e

Analogous

#1e2947

#281e47

#3c1e47

Triadic

#281e47

#47281e

#1e4728

Split-complementary

#281e47

#473c1e

#29471e

Tetradic

#281e47

#471e3d

#3d471e

#1e4728

Square

#281e47

#471e29

#3d471e

#1e473c

Shades

Color #281e47 mixed toward black.

#21193b

#1b142f

#140f23

#0d0a18

#07050c

Tints

Color #281e47 mixed toward white.

#433277

#5e46a7

#836fc2

#ad9fd7

#d6cfeb

Tones

Color #281e47 mixed toward gray.

#2a2144

#2b2540

#2d283d

#2f2c39

#312f36

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.37:1

White text reads better on this background (15.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#242440 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#25253e · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#283938 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#252525 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281e47;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281e47]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#281e47 (#281e47) is rgb(40, 30, 71) in RGB.

No, #281e47 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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