All About Color #280C8D

#280C8D

About #280C8D

#280C8D is a dark blue color with the hex code #280C8D. In RGB it is red 40, green 12, blue 141; in HSL it is hue 253°, saturation 84%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 72%, 91%, 0%, 45%. Its contrast ratio is 13.75:1 on white and 1.53:1 on black.

#280C8D Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 0C, 8D
CMYK71.63%, 91.49%, 0.00%, 44.71%
RGB Decimal40, 12, 141
HSL253°, 84%, 30%
RGB Octal50, 14, 215
HSV (HSB)253.02°, 91.49%, 55.29%
RGB Binary101000, 1100, 10001101
CIE-L*AB18.53, 48.18, -63.59
RGB Percent15.69%, 4.71%, 55.29%
CIE-L*CH18.53, 79.78, 307.15
XYZ5.81, 2.64, 25.40
CIE-L*UV18.53, -1.57, -65.78
xyY0.17, 0.08, 2.64
Hunter-Lab16.24, 35.49, -81.38
RYB15.69%, 4.71%, 55.29%

Color Accessibility Scores

#280C8D on a dark background: contrast 1.53:1, fails WCAG AA.
#280C8D on a light background: contrast 13.75:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #280C8D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #280C8D. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#280C8D · #4014E1 · #100538 · #718D0C · #B5E114

Analogous palette

#0C718D · #0C318D · #280C8D · #680C8D · #8D0C71

Triadic palette

#280C8D · #8D280C · #0C8D28 · #4014E1 · #E14014

Tetradic palette

#280C8D · #8D0C31 · #718D0C · #0C8D68 · #100538

Monochromatic palette

#070217 · #140646 · #280C8D · #3C12D3 · #6843EF

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