What color is #280054?

#280054 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280054?

The RGB value is 40, 0, 84: 40 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280054?

The complementary color is #2C5400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280054?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280054 color

#280054 rgb(40, 0, 84)

Shades of black

The hex color #280054 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 0% green and 32.9% blue (40, 0, 84).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hollow Knight (#330055), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.24:1).

#280054 color codes

HEX	`#280054`
RGB	`rgb(40, 0, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 0%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 100%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.73, 37.3, -41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.73, 55.43, 312.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.475, 1.091, 8.466)`
Decimal	`2621524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280054, 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 #280054	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280054 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.22:1	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 #280054 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280054; }
.text { color: #280054; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280054; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 0 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280054, #520054); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #280054?: #280054 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Hollow Knight. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280054?: The RGB value is 40, 0, 84: 40 red, 0 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280054?: The complementary color is #2C5400, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280054?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.