All About Color #280F8A

#280F8A

About #280F8A

#280F8A is a dark blue color with the hex code #280F8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 15, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 252°, saturation 80%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 71%, 89%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 13.77:1 on white and 1.53:1 on black.

#280F8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 0F, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 89.13%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 15, 138
HSL252°, 80%, 30%
RGB Octal50, 17, 212
HSV (HSB)252.20°, 89.13%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1111, 10001010
CIE-L*AB18.49, 46.30, -61.78
RGB Percent15.69%, 5.88%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH18.49, 77.20, 306.85
XYZ5.63, 2.63, 24.26
CIE-L*UV18.49, -1.58, -64.31
xyY0.17, 0.08, 2.63
Hunter-Lab16.21, 33.66, -77.37
RYB15.69%, 5.88%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#280F8A on a dark background: contrast 1.53:1, fails WCAG AA.
#280F8A on a light background: contrast 13.77:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #280F8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#280F8A · #4018DC · #100637 · #718A0F · #B5DC18

Analogous palette

#0F718A · #0F348A · #280F8A · #650F8A · #8A0F71

Triadic palette

#280F8A · #8A280F · #0F8A28 · #4018DC · #DC4018

Tetradic palette

#280F8A · #8A0F34 · #718A0F · #0F8A65 · #100637

Monochromatic palette

#070317 · #140845 · #280F8A · #3C17CF · #6847EB

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