All About Color #281CA6

#281CA6

About #281CA6

#281CA6 is a dark blue color with the hex code #281CA6. In RGB it is red 40, green 28, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 245°, saturation 71%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 76%, 83%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 11.62:1 on white and 1.81:1 on black.

#281CA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1C, A6
CMYK75.90%, 83.13%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal40, 28, 166
HSL245°, 71%, 38%
RGB Octal50, 34, 246
HSV (HSB)245.22°, 83.13%, 65.10%
RGB Binary101000, 11100, 10100110
CIE-L*AB23.79, 49.20, -70.24
RGB Percent15.69%, 10.98%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH23.79, 85.76, 305.01
XYZ8.17, 4.03, 36.42
CIE-L*UV23.79, -4.37, -81.72
xyY0.17, 0.08, 4.03
Hunter-Lab20.09, 37.48, -93.45
RYB15.69%, 10.98%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281CA6 on a dark background: contrast 1.81:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281CA6 on a light background: contrast 11.62:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281CA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #281CA6. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#281CA6 · #4C3FDE · #150F57 · #9AA61C · #D1DE3F

Analogous palette

#1C9AA6 · #1C55A6 · #281CA6 · #6C1CA6 · #A61C9A

Triadic palette

#281CA6 · #A6281C · #1CA628 · #4C3FDE · #DE4C3F

Tetradic palette

#281CA6 · #A61C55 · #9AA61C · #1CA66C · #150F57

Monochromatic palette

#080623 · #181164 · #281CA6 · #4032DC · #7D73E7

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