All About Color #282C81

#282C81

About #282C81

#282C81 is a dark blue color with the hex code #282C81. In RGB it is red 40, green 44, blue 129; in HSL it is hue 237°, saturation 53%, lightness 33%; in CMYK it is 69%, 66%, 0%, 49%. Its contrast ratio is 11.88:1 on white and 1.77:1 on black.

#282C81 Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 2C, 81
CMYK68.99%, 65.89%, 0.00%, 49.41%
RGB Decimal40, 44, 129
HSL237°, 53%, 33%
RGB Octal50, 54, 201
HSV (HSB)237.30°, 68.99%, 50.59%
RGB Binary101000, 101100, 10000001
CIE-L*AB23.13, 27.50, -48.47
RGB Percent15.69%, 17.25%, 50.59%
CIE-L*CH23.13, 55.73, 299.57
XYZ5.74, 3.84, 21.21
CIE-L*UV23.13, -5.11, -58.99
xyY0.19, 0.12, 3.84
Hunter-Lab19.59, 18.01, -50.47
RYB15.69%, 17.19%, 50.59%

Color Accessibility Scores

#282C81 on a dark background: contrast 1.77:1, fails WCAG AA.
#282C81 on a light background: contrast 11.88:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #282C81, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#282C81 · #4046C4 · #12143B · #817C28 · #C4BE40

Analogous palette

#28817C · #285981 · #282C81 · #502881 · #7C2881

Triadic palette

#282C81 · #81282C · #2C8128 · #4046C4 · #C44046

Tetradic palette

#282C81 · #812859 · #817C28 · #288150 · #12143B

Monochromatic palette

#060714 · #161846 · #282C81 · #3A40BB · #6F74D3

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