#281B8D

#281B8D

Color Values

HEX

#281B8D

RGB

40, 27, 141

HSL

246.8, 67.9%, 32.9%

HSV

246.8, 80.9%, 55.3%

CMYK

71.6%, 80.9%, 0.0%, 44.7%

OKLCH

0.3346 0.1746 276.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: navy

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281B8D

#808D1B

Analogous

#1B478D

#611B8D

#281B8D

Triadic

#281B8D

#8D281B

#1B8D28

Split Complementary

#281B8D

#8D611B

#478D1B

Tetradic

#281B8D

#8D1B47

#808D1B

#1B8D61

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281B8D

Protanopia

#222271

Deuteranopia

#23246B

Tritanopia

#275C57

Achromatopsia

#262626

CSS Usage

background-color: #281B8D;
color: #281B8D;
border-color: #281B8D;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 900 #4C1D95

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F3FC
100
#E5E3F7
200
#C9C3F4
300
#A298EB
400
#6F61E1
500
#3D29D6
600
#3021AB
700
#271A89
800
#1E146B
900
#1A134E
950
#100C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

12.87:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.63:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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