All About Color #281E48

#281E48

About #281E48

#281E48 is a dark blue color with the hex code #281E48. In RGB it is red 40, green 30, blue 72; in HSL it is hue 254°, saturation 41%, lightness 20%; in CMYK it is 44%, 58%, 0%, 72%. Its contrast ratio is 15.33:1 on white and 1.37:1 on black.

#281E48 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1E, 48
CMYK44.44%, 58.33%, 0.00%, 71.76%
RGB Decimal40, 30, 72
HSL254°, 41%, 20%
RGB Octal50, 36, 110
HSV (HSB)254.29°, 58.33%, 28.24%
RGB Binary101000, 11110, 1001000
CIE-L*AB14.67, 16.70, -24.71
RGB Percent15.69%, 11.76%, 28.24%
CIE-L*CH14.67, 29.82, 304.05
XYZ2.51, 1.85, 6.36
CIE-L*UV14.67, 1.10, -24.97
xyY0.23, 0.17, 1.85
Hunter-Lab13.59, 9.16, -18.21
RYB15.69%, 11.76%, 28.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281E48 on a dark background: contrast 1.37:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281E48 on a light background: contrast 15.33:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281E48, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#281E48 · #4C3989 · #0A0812 · #3E481E · #768939

Analogous palette

#1E3E48 · #1E2948 · #281E48 · #3D1E48 · #481E3E

Triadic palette

#281E48 · #48281E · #1E4828 · #4C3989 · #894C39

Tetradic palette

#281E48 · #481E29 · #3E481E · #1E483D · #0A0812

Monochromatic palette

#0A0812 · #0A0812 · #281E48 · #46357E · #644BB4

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