#281B7E Color

#281B7E is rgb(40, 27, 126) in RGB and hsl(248, 65%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281B7E

HEX#281B7E

RGBrgb(40, 27, 126)

HSLhsl(248, 65%, 30%)

HSVhsv(248, 79%, 49%)

OKLCHoklch(31.8% 0.156 278.7)

CMYKcmyk(68%, 79%, 0%, 51%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281B7E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text13.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281B7E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281B7E Complementary#717E1B Analogous#1B3F7E Analogous#5A1B7E Triadic#7E281B Triadic#1B7E28

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281B7E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3524A8 #412CCE #6552DA #8A7DE3 #B0A7EC #D2CDF4

Shades

#23176D #1F1561 #191150 #140D3F #0F0A2E #0B0722

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