#281E52 Color

#281E52 is rgb(40, 30, 82) in RGB and hsl(252, 46%, 22%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MidnightBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#281E52

HEX#281E52

RGBrgb(40, 30, 82)

HSLhsl(252, 46%, 22%)

HSVhsv(252, 63%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(27.9% 0.091 287.9)

CMYKcmyk(51%, 63%, 0%, 68%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #281E52 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text15.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text1.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #281E52 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#281E52 Complementary#48521E Analogous#1E2E52 Analogous#421E52 Triadic#52291E Triadic#1E5229

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #281E52, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3D2D7B #513DA4 #6D57C1 #8D7DCF #B1A6DE #D5CFED

Shades

#231A47 #1F173F #1A1334 #16112D #110C22 #0D0A1A

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