#281BE4 Color

#281BE4 is rgb(40, 27, 228) in RGB and hsl(244, 79%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281BE4

HEX#281BE4

RGBrgb(40, 27, 228)

HSLhsl(244, 79%, 50%)

HSVhsv(244, 88%, 89%)

OKLCHoklch(43.9% 0.272 269.4)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 88%, 0%, 11%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281BE4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.87:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.37:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281BE4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281BE4 Complementary#D7E41B Analogous#1B72E4 Analogous#8D1BE4 Triadic#E4281B Triadic#1BE428

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281BE4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#463BE8 #645BEC #827BEF #9C96F3 #BAB6F6 #D8D6FA

Shades

#2317C4 #1E14A9 #181089 #130D6E #0E094E #090632

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