Recognised as Colour
#281F9C
- #281F9C
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Navy
#281F9C is a blue with RGB values 40, 31, 156 and HSL 244°, 67%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Navy.
Colour values
#281F9C#281F9C
HEX#281F9C
RGBrgb(40, 31, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1216, 0.6118
RGB percentages15.7%, 12.2%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(244.3, 66.8%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.3, 80.1%, 61.2%)
CMYK74.4%, 80.1%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,629,532
CSS custom property--colour: #281F9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness61.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#D7E063
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#939C1F
Analogous#1F559C, #661F9C
Triadic#9C281F, #1F9C28
Split complementary#9C661F, #559C1F
Tetradic#9C1F55, #939C1F, #1F9C66
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G31
B156
Red40 (15.7%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue244.32°
Saturation (HSL)66.84%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1F · B 9C
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