All About Color #281AA8

#281AA8

About #281AA8

#281AA8 is a dark blue color with the hex code #281AA8. In RGB it is red 40, green 26, blue 168; in HSL it is hue 246°, saturation 73%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 76%, 85%, 0%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 11.64:1 on white and 1.80:1 on black.

#281AA8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1A, A8
CMYK76.19%, 84.52%, 0.00%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal40, 26, 168
HSL246°, 73%, 38%
RGB Octal50, 32, 250
HSV (HSB)245.92°, 84.52%, 65.88%
RGB Binary101000, 11010, 10101000
CIE-L*AB23.73, 50.70, -71.55
RGB Percent15.69%, 10.20%, 65.88%
CIE-L*CH23.73, 87.69, 305.32
XYZ8.31, 4.02, 37.38
CIE-L*UV23.73, -4.27, -82.75
xyY0.17, 0.08, 4.02
Hunter-Lab20.04, 38.96, -96.56
RYB15.69%, 10.20%, 65.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281AA8 on a dark background: contrast 1.80:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281AA8 on a light background: contrast 11.64:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281AA8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #281AA8. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#281AA8 · #4D3DE1 · #150E58 · #99A81A · #D0E13D

Analogous palette

#1A99A8 · #1A53A8 · #281AA8 · #6F1AA8 · #A81A99

Triadic palette

#281AA8 · #A8281A · #1AA828 · #4D3DE1 · #E14D3D

Tetradic palette

#281AA8 · #A81A53 · #99A81A · #1AA86F · #150E58

Monochromatic palette

#080623 · #181065 · #281AA8 · #4130DF · #7E72E9

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