Recognised as Colour
#281D95
- #281D95
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#281D95 is a blue with RGB values 40, 29, 149 and HSL 246°, 67%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#281D95#281D95
HEX#281D95
RGBrgb(40, 29, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1137, 0.5843
RGB percentages15.7%, 11.4%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(245.5, 67.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 80.5%, 58.4%)
CMYK73.2%, 80.5%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,629,013
CSS custom property--colour: #281D95;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness59.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 12.35:1
Contrast with white12.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#282828
Inverted#D7E26A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text12.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8A951D
Analogous#1D4E95, #641D95
Triadic#95281D, #1D9528
Split complementary#95641D, #4E951D
Tetradic#951D4E, #8A951D, #1D9564
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G29
B149
Red40 (15.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue245.5°
Saturation (HSL)67.42%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1D · B 95
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