All About Color #281CB0

#281CB0

About #281CB0

#281CB0 is a medium blue color with the hex code #281CB0. In RGB it is red 40, green 28, blue 176; in HSL it is hue 245°, saturation 73%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 77%, 84%, 0%, 31%. Its contrast ratio is 11.15:1 on white and 1.88:1 on black.

#281CB0 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1C, B0
CMYK77.27%, 84.09%, 0.00%, 30.98%
RGB Decimal40, 28, 176
HSL245°, 73%, 40%
RGB Octal50, 34, 260
HSV (HSB)244.86°, 84.09%, 69.02%
RGB Binary101000, 11100, 10110000
CIE-L*AB25.00, 52.23, -74.25
RGB Percent15.69%, 10.98%, 69.02%
CIE-L*CH25.00, 90.78, 305.12
XYZ9.13, 4.42, 41.45
CIE-L*UV25.00, -4.88, -87.53
xyY0.17, 0.08, 4.42
Hunter-Lab21.01, 40.75, -102.22
RYB15.69%, 10.98%, 69.02%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281CB0 on a dark background: contrast 1.88:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281CB0 on a light background: contrast 11.15:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281CB0, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#281CB0 · #5346E2 · #160F61 · #A4B01C · #D5E246

Analogous palette

#1CA4B0 · #1C5AB0 · #281CB0 · #721CB0 · #B01CA4

Triadic palette

#281CB0 · #B0281C · #1CB028 · #5346E2 · #E25346

Tetradic palette

#281CB0 · #B01C5A · #A4B01C · #1CB072 · #160F61

Monochromatic palette

#0A072C · #19116E · #281CB0 · #4638E0 · #847BEA

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