#281B40

#281B40

Color Values

HEX

#281B40

RGB

40, 27, 64

HSL

261.1, 40.7%, 17.8%

HSV

261.1, 57.8%, 25.1%

CMYK

37.5%, 57.8%, 0.0%, 74.9%

OKLCH

0.2589 0.0681 297.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: RAL 5022 Night Blue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281B40

#33401B

Analogous

#1B2040

#3A1B40

#281B40

Triadic

#281B40

#40281B

#1B4028

Split Complementary

#281B40

#403A1B

#20401B

Tetradic

#281B40

#401B20

#33401B

#1B403A

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281B40

Protanopia

#222237

Deuteranopia

#232435

Tritanopia

#27302E

Achromatopsia

#202020

CSS Usage

background-color: #281B40;
color: #281B40;
border-color: #281B40;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 950 #1E1B4B

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EBE7F3
200
#D7CDEA
300
#BAA9DB
400
#957AC7
500
#704CB3
600
#5A3C90
700
#483073
800
#38265A
900
#2B1F42
950
#1B132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

15.9:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.32:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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