All About Color #281C4A

#281C4A

About #281C4A

#281C4A is a dark purple color with the hex code #281C4A. In RGB it is red 40, green 28, blue 74; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 45%, lightness 20%; in CMYK it is 46%, 62%, 0%, 71%. Its contrast ratio is 15.50:1 on white and 1.36:1 on black.

#281C4A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1C, 4A
CMYK45.95%, 62.16%, 0.00%, 70.98%
RGB Decimal40, 28, 74
HSL256°, 45%, 20%
RGB Octal50, 34, 112
HSV (HSB)255.65°, 62.16%, 29.02%
RGB Binary101000, 11100, 1001010
CIE-L*AB14.27, 18.77, -26.73
RGB Percent15.69%, 10.98%, 29.02%
CIE-L*CH14.27, 32.66, 305.07
XYZ2.53, 1.78, 6.69
CIE-L*UV14.27, 1.38, -26.64
xyY0.23, 0.16, 1.78
Hunter-Lab13.33, 10.52, -20.43
RYB15.69%, 10.98%, 29.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281C4A on a dark background: contrast 1.36:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281C4A on a light background: contrast 15.50:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281C4A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#281C4A · #4D358D · #0A0712 · #3E4A1C · #758D35

Analogous palette

#1C3E4A · #1C274A · #281C4A · #3F1C4A · #4A1C3E

Triadic palette

#281C4A · #4A281C · #1C4A28 · #4D358D · #8D4D35

Tetradic palette

#281C4A · #4A1C27 · #3E4A1C · #1C4A3F · #0A0712

Monochromatic palette

#0A0712 · #0A0712 · #281C4A · #473181 · #6546B9

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