All About Color #281EB8

#281EB8

About #281EB8

#281EB8 is a medium blue color with the hex code #281EB8. In RGB it is red 40, green 30, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 244°, saturation 72%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 78%, 84%, 0%, 28%. Its contrast ratio is 10.67:1 on white and 1.97:1 on black.

#281EB8 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1E, B8
CMYK78.26%, 83.70%, 0.00%, 27.84%
RGB Decimal40, 30, 184
HSL244°, 72%, 42%
RGB Octal50, 36, 270
HSV (HSB)243.90°, 83.70%, 72.16%
RGB Binary101000, 11110, 10111000
CIE-L*AB26.28, 53.75, -76.92
RGB Percent15.69%, 11.76%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH26.28, 93.84, 304.95
XYZ9.99, 4.84, 45.76
CIE-L*UV26.28, -5.49, -92.29
xyY0.16, 0.08, 4.84
Hunter-Lab22.00, 42.56, -107.90
RYB15.69%, 11.76%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281EB8 on a dark background: contrast 1.97:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281EB8 on a light background: contrast 10.67:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281EB8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#281EB8 · #5950E2 · #171169 · #AEB81E · #D9E250

Analogous palette

#1EAEB8 · #1E61B8 · #281EB8 · #751EB8 · #B81EAE

Triadic palette

#281EB8 · #B8281E · #1EB828 · #5950E2 · #E25950

Tetradic palette

#281EB8 · #B81E61 · #AEB81E · #1EB875 · #171169

Monochromatic palette

#0C0935 · #1A1376 · #281EB8 · #4D42E0 · #8B84EB

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