#281B5A Color

#281B5A is rgb(40, 27, 90) in RGB and hsl(252, 54%, 23%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281B5A

HEX#281B5A

RGBrgb(40, 27, 90)

HSLhsl(252, 54%, 23%)

HSVhsv(252, 70%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(28.1% 0.107 286.8)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 70%, 0%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281B5A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text15.06:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281B5A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281B5A Complementary#4E5A1B Analogous#1B2E5A Analogous#471B5A Triadic#5A281B Triadic#1B5A28

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281B5A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3B2886 #4C34AD #674ECA #8C79D7 #B1A5E4 #D3CCF0

Shades

#22174F #1F1547 #1A123B #150E2F #100B23 #0C081B

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