#281BC9

#281BC9

Color Values

HEX

#281BC9

RGB

40, 27, 201

HSL

244.5, 76.3%, 44.7%

HSV

244.5, 86.6%, 78.8%

CMYK

80.1%, 86.6%, 0.0%, 21.2%

OKLCH

0.406 0.2433 270.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281BC9

#BCC91B

Analogous

#1B65C9

#7F1BC9

#281BC9

Triadic

#281BC9

#C9281B

#1BC928

Split Complementary

#281BC9

#C97F1B

#65C91B

Tetradic

#281BC9

#C91B65

#BCC91B

#1BC97F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281BC9

Protanopia

#22229F

Deuteranopia

#232495

Tritanopia

#277E76

Achromatopsia

#2A2A2A

CSS Usage

background-color: #281BC9;
color: #281BC9;
border-color: #281BC9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 700 #6D28D9

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F2FC
100
#E3E2F9
200
#C4C0F7
300
#9A93F0
400
#6359E9
500
#2D1EE1
600
#2418B4
700
#1D1390
800
#160F70
900
#140F52
950
#0D0A34

Contrast Checker

Text on white

10.05:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

2.09:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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