#281B38

#281B38

Color Values

HEX

#281B38

RGB

40, 27, 56

HSL

266.9, 34.9%, 16.3%

HSV

266.9, 51.8%, 22.0%

CMYK

28.6%, 51.8%, 0.0%, 78.0%

OKLCH

0.2533 0.0553 303.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5013 Cobalt Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281B38

#2B381B

Analogous

#1B1D38

#371B38

#281B38

Triadic

#281B38

#38281B

#1B3828

Split Complementary

#281B38

#38371B

#1D381B

Tetradic

#281B38

#381B1D

#2B381B

#1B3837

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281B38

Protanopia

#222231

Deuteranopia

#23242F

Tritanopia

#272B2A

Achromatopsia

#202020

CSS Usage

background-color: #281B38;
color: #281B38;
border-color: #281B38;
Nearest Tailwind: Slate 900 #0F172A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE8F2
200
#DACFE8
300
#C0ACD7
400
#9D80C2
500
#7B53AC
600
#62428A
700
#4F356E
800
#3D2A56
900
#2F2140
950
#1E1528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

16.1:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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