#281a56 Color Information

#281a56 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #281a56. In RGB, it consists of 15.7% Red, 10.2% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 53.5% Cyan, 69.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 66.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 254.0°, with saturation of 53.6% and lightness of 22%. The decimal value for #281a56 is 2628182, and its nearest "web safe" color is #333366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #281a56 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#281a56 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color40, 26, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color15.7%, 10.2%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.843, 0.898, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.535, 0.698, 0, 0.663 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color254.0°, 53.6%, 22.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color254.0°, 69.8%, 33.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color2.924, 1.862, 9.009 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color40, 26, 86 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code2628182 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color14.745, 24.153, -34.143 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)14.745, 41.822, 305.275 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color14.745, 0.815, -34.279 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color13.645, 14.376, -29.596 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.212, 0.135, 1.862 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4280818262 / 0xff281a56 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#333366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #281a56

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #281a56, its pure hue is 254.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.6%, and its lightness is 22.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #281a56, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #05030b to #23174b.

Tints of #281a56

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #281a56, its pure hue is 254.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.6%, and its lightness is 22.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #281a56, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #43376b to #e4e2ea.

Tones of #281a56

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #281a56, its pure hue is 254.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 53.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #281a56, which range from #383838 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1a0070 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #281a56

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #281a56! For #281a56, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #281a56. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #281a56

This color, #281a56, consists of 15.7% Red, 10.2% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 40, Green = 26, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #281a56 is 53.5% Cyan, 69.8% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 66.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R15.7%
C53.5%
G10.2%
M69.8%
B33.7%
Y0.0%
K66.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 40 26 86
Octal 50 32 126
Hexa #28 #1a #56
Binary 00101000 00011010 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 53 69 0 66
Octal 65 105 0 102
Hexa #35 #45 #00 #42
Binary 00110101 01000101 00000000 01000010

Analogous Colors of #281a56

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #281a56 — which has hue 254.0° — its analogous colors are located at 224.0° and 284.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #281a56.

Triadic Colors of #281a56

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #281a56 — which has hue 254.0° — its triadic colors are located at 14.0° and 254.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #281a56.

Complementary Color of #281a56

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #281a56 — which has hue 254.0° — its complementary color is located at 74.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #281a56.

Split Complementary Colors of #281a56

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #281a56 — which has hue 254.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 44.0° and 254.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #281a56.

Tetradic Colors of #281a56

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #281a56 — which has hue 254.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 164.0°, 254.0°, 344.0°, and 74.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #281a56.

Monochromatic Colors of #281a56

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #281a56, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #171425 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #321495 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #281a56

We want to make getting started with #281a56 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #281a56 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #281a56 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #281a56 with other HTML elements.

#281a56 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #281a56.
<span style="color: #281a56;">The color of this text is #281a56.</span>

#281a56 Background Color

The background color for this text is #281a56.
<div style="background-color: #281a56; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #281a56.</div>

#281a56 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #281a56.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #281a56;">This color for the shadow of this text is #281a56.</span>

#281a56 Border Color

This is a div with border color #281a56.
<div style="border: #281a56 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #281a56.</div>

#281a56 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #281a56 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #281a56; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #281a56 on a white background.</div></div>

#281a56 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #281a56 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #281a56; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #281a56 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #281a56 to White

This is a gradient from #281a56 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#281a56,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#281a56,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#281a56,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#281a56,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #281a56 to white.</div>

Gradient from #281a56 to Black

This is a gradient from #281a56 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#281a56,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#281a56,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#281a56,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#281a56,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #281a56 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #281a56

In addition to using #281a56 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #281a56 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #281a56, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 40, Green = 26, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #281a56 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #281a56
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(40, 26, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #281a56; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #281a56; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #281a56; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(40, 26, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#281a56")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:40, green:26, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:40 green:26 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(40f, 26f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(40, 26, 86);
 

#281a56 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #281a56 the same way. For those with color blindness, #281a56 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #281a56 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #281a56 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #281a56 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #281a56 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #281a56 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 15.3:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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