#281D8B

#281D8B

Color Values

HEX

#281D8B

RGB

40, 29, 139

HSL

246.0, 65.5%, 32.9%

HSV

246.0, 79.1%, 54.5%

CMYK

71.2%, 79.1%, 0.0%, 45.5%

OKLCH

0.3349 0.1703 276.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#281D8B

#808B1D

Analogous

#1D498B

#5F1D8B

#281D8B

Triadic

#281D8B

#8B281D

#1D8B28

Split Complementary

#281D8B

#8B5F1D

#498B1D

Tetradic

#281D8B

#8B1D49

#808B1D

#1D8B5F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#281D8B

Protanopia

#232370

Deuteranopia

#24256A

Tritanopia

#275B57

Achromatopsia

#272727

CSS Usage

background-color: #281D8B;
color: #281D8B;
border-color: #281D8B;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 800 #3730A3

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F3FC
100
#E5E3F7
200
#C9C4F3
300
#A29AEA
400
#6F63DE
500
#3D2CD3
600
#3123A9
700
#271C87
800
#1E166A
900
#1A144D
950
#100D31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

12.81:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

Text on black

1.64:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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