What color is #280C43?

#280C43 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280C43?

The RGB value is 40, 12, 67: 40 red, 12 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280C43?

The complementary color is #27430C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280C43 color

#280C43 rgb(40, 12, 67)

Shades of black

The hex color #280C43 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 4.7% green and 26.3% blue (40, 12, 67).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 70% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 82% magenta, 0% yellow and 74% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.16:1).

#280C43 color codes

HEX	`#280C43`
RGB	`rgb(40, 12, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 4.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 70%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 82%, 26%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 82%, 0%, 74%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(9.95, 26.64, -28.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(9.95, 39.25, 312.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.019, 1.119, 5.419)`
Decimal	`2624579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280C43, 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 #280C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.16:1	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 #280C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280c43; }
.text { color: #280c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 12 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280c43, #430c43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280C43?: #280C43 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Your Darkness. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280C43?: The RGB value is 40, 12, 67: 40 red, 12 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280C43?: The complementary color is #27430C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.22:1 and white text 17.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.