All About Color #281C31

#281C31

About #281C31

#281C31 is a very dark purple color with the hex code #281C31. In RGB it is red 40, green 28, blue 49; in HSL it is hue 274°, saturation 27%, lightness 15%; in CMYK it is 18%, 43%, 0%, 81%. Its contrast ratio is 16.15:1 on white and 1.30:1 on black.

#281C31 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1C, 31
CMYK18.37%, 42.86%, 0.00%, 80.78%
RGB Decimal40, 28, 49
HSL274°, 27%, 15%
RGB Octal50, 34, 61
HSV (HSB)274.29°, 42.86%, 19.22%
RGB Binary101000, 11100, 110001
CIE-L*AB12.63, 10.97, -11.70
RGB Percent15.69%, 10.98%, 19.22%
CIE-L*CH12.63, 16.04, 313.14
XYZ1.84, 1.50, 3.10
CIE-L*UV12.63, 3.48, -10.95
xyY0.29, 0.23, 1.50
Hunter-Lab12.26, 5.40, -6.40
RYB15.69%, 10.98%, 19.22%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281C31 on a dark background: contrast 1.30:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281C31 on a light background: contrast 16.15:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281C31, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#281C31 · #573D6B · #0D0910 · #25311C · #516B3D

Analogous palette

#1C2531 · #1D1C31 · #281C31 · #311C2F · #311C25

Triadic palette

#281C31 · #31281C · #1C3128 · #573D6B · #6B573D

Tetradic palette

#281C31 · #311D1C · #25311C · #1C2F31 · #0D0910

Monochromatic palette

#0D0910 · #0D0910 · #281C31 · #4F3861 · #775492

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