#281a5e

Color #281a5e

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Midnight Blue #191970 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-950 #1e1a4d · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#281a5e

RGB

rgb(40, 26, 94)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 56.7%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 72.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.4%, 72.3%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(15.48, 26.85, -38.31)

LCH

lch(15.48, 46.78, 305.03)

OKLCH

oklch(28.3%, 0.1145, 285.97)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 10.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505e1a

Analogous

#1a2e5e

#281a5e

#4a1a5e

Triadic

#281a5e

#5e281a

#1a5e28

Split-complementary

#281a5e

#5e4a1a

#2e5e1a

Tetradic

#281a5e

#5e1a50

#505e1a

#1a5e28

Square

#281a5e

#5e1a2e

#505e1a

#1a5e4a

Shades

Color #281a5e mixed toward black.

#21164e

#1b113f

#140d2f

#0d091f

#070410

Tints

Color #281a5e mixed toward white.

#3e2891

#5336c4

#7d66d5

#a899e3

#d4ccf1

Tones

Color #281a5e mixed toward gray.

#2b2058

#2f2553

#322b4d

#353147

#393642

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#232353 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#232451 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#274a47 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #281a5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#281a5e]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#281a5e (#281a5e) is rgb(40, 26, 94) in RGB.

No, #281a5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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