#281B74 Color

#281B74 is rgb(40, 27, 116) in RGB and hsl(249, 62%, 28%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281B74

HEX#281B74

RGBrgb(40, 27, 116)

HSLhsl(249, 62%, 28%)

HSVhsv(249, 77%, 45%)

OKLCHoklch(30.7% 0.143 280.5)

CMYKcmyk(66%, 77%, 0%, 55%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281B74 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.01:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.5:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281B74 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281B74 Complementary#66741B Analogous#1B3A74 Analogous#551B74 Triadic#74281B Triadic#1B7428

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281B74, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#37259D #452FC6 #6551D6 #8A7BE0 #AFA4EA #D3CDF3

Shades

#241867 #1E1457 #1A114A #140E3A #100B2D #0A071D

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