What color is #280541?

#280541 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280541?

The RGB value is 40, 5, 65: 40 red, 5 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280541?

The complementary color is #1E4105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280541?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280541 color

#280541 rgb(40, 5, 65)

Shades of black

The hex color #280541 is a very dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 2% green and 25.5% blue (40, 5, 65).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 86% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.67:1).

#280541 color codes

HEX	`#280541`
RGB	`rgb(40, 5, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 86%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 92%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 92%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(8.49, 29.73, -29.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(8.49, 42.08, 314.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.883, 0.941, 5.082)`
Decimal	`2622785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280541, 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 #280541	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280541 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	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 #280541 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280541; }
.text { color: #280541; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280541; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 5 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280541, #41053c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280541?: #280541 is a very dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280541?: The RGB value is 40, 5, 65: 40 red, 5 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280541?: The complementary color is #1E4105, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280541?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.19:1 and white text 17.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.