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#281185

#281185 ≈ Persian Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#281185 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 6.67% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.92% cyan, 87.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 251.9°, with 77.33% saturation and 29.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Indigo (#32127a), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.0255

Complementary

  1. #281185
  2. #6e8511

Split complementary

  1. #281185
  2. #856211
  3. #348511

Analogous

  1. #113485
  2. #281185
  3. #621185

Triadic

  1. #281185
  2. #852811
  3. #118528

Tetradic

  1. #281185
  2. #85116e
  3. #6e8511
  4. #118528

Square

  1. #281185
  2. #851134
  3. #6e8511
  4. #118562

Monochromatic

  1. #050212
  2. #140841
  3. #281185
  4. #3c1ac9
  5. #6747e8

Shades

#281185 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #281185
  2. #240f78
  3. #200e6a
  4. #1c0c5d
  5. #180a50
  6. #140943
  7. #100735
  8. #0c0528
  9. #08031b
  10. #04020d
  11. #000000

Tints

#281185 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #281185
  2. #3e2991
  3. #53419d
  4. #6958aa
  5. #7e70b6
  6. #9488c2
  7. #a9a0ce
  8. #bfb8da
  9. #d4cfe7
  10. #eae7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#281185 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #281185
  2. #311c85
  3. #3a2784
  4. #423284
  5. #4b3d83
  6. #544983
  7. #5d5482
  8. #665f82
  9. #6e6a81
  10. #777581
  11. #808080

Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #2c2c2c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #2b245d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003088 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #002883 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00374e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002084 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #002c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-281185 {
  color: #281185;
}
Background
.bg-281185 {
  background-color: #281185;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-281185 {
  border: 2px solid #281185;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #281185;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 17 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 77% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-281185 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #281185, #621185);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-281185 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 17 133 / 0.35);
}

#32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 2.27 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 2.67 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 3.41 #000080 Navy ΔE 3.73 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 4.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 5.37 #d7ee7a Inverted #2c2c2c Grayscale 

Persian Indigo
#281185  rgb(40, 17, 133)  hsl(252, 77%, 29%)  Persian Indigo
#6e8511  rgb(110, 133, 17)  hsl(72, 77%, 29%)  Olive Drab
#852811  rgb(133, 40, 17)  hsl(12, 77%, 29%)  Kobe
#118528  rgb(17, 133, 40)  hsl(132, 77%, 29%)  Forest Green