#281D59 Color

#281D59 is rgb(40, 29, 89) in RGB and hsl(251, 51%, 23%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281D59

HEX#281D59

RGBrgb(40, 29, 89)

HSLhsl(251, 51%, 23%)

HSVhsv(251, 67%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(28.4% 0.103 286.2)

CMYKcmyk(55%, 67%, 0%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281D59 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text14.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281D59 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281D59 Complementary#4E591D Analogous#1D3059 Analogous#461D59 Triadic#59281D Triadic#1D5928

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281D59, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3B2A83 #4C37A9 #6752C7 #8C7CD5 #B1A6E2 #D3CDEF

Shades

#23194D #1F1645 #1A133A #150F2E #100B23 #0C091B

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