#281D8C Color

#281D8C is rgb(40, 29, 140) in RGB and hsl(246, 66%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281D8C

HEX#281D8C

RGBrgb(40, 29, 140)

HSLhsl(246, 66%, 33%)

HSVhsv(246, 79%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(33.6% 0.172 276.3)

CMYKcmyk(71%, 79%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281D8C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text12.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.64:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281D8C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281D8C Complementary#818C1D Analogous#1D498C Analogous#5F1D8C Triadic#8C281D Triadic#1D8C28

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281D8C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3324B2 #4434D5 #675ADD #8A80E5 #ADA6ED #D4D0F5

Shades

#23197B #1E166A #191259 #130E44 #0E0A33 #0A0722

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