What color is #280039?

#280039 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280039?

The RGB value is 40, 0, 57: 40 red, 0 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280039?

The complementary color is #113900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280039 color

#280039 rgb(40, 0, 57)

Shades of black

The hex color #280039 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 0% green and 22.4% blue (40, 0, 57).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 100% saturation and 11% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Coal Mine (#220033), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.27:1).

#280039 color codes

HEX	`#280039`
RGB	`rgb(40, 0, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 0%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 100%, 11%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 100%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 100%, 0%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.74, 30.47, -26.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.74, 40.63, 318.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.613, 0.747, 3.929)`
Decimal	`2621497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280039, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #280039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #280039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280039; }
.text { color: #280039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 0 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280039, #39002d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280039?: #280039 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Coal Mine. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280039?: The RGB value is 40, 0, 57: 40 red, 0 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280039?: The complementary color is #113900, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.15:1 and white text 18.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.