What color is #280C48?

#280C48 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 #280C48?

The RGB value is 40, 12, 72: 40 red, 12 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280C48?

The complementary color is #2C480C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280C48 color

#280C48 rgb(40, 12, 72)

Shades of black

The hex color #280C48 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 4.7% green and 28.2% blue (40, 12, 72).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 71% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.98:1).

#280C48 color codes

HEX	`#280C48`
RGB	`rgb(40, 12, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 4.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 71%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 83%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 83%, 0%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.42, 28.08, -31.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.42, 42.25, 311.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.176, 1.182, 6.243)`
Decimal	`2624584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280C48, 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 #280C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	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 #280C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280c48; }
.text { color: #280c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 12 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280c48, #460c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #280C48?: #280C48 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 #280C48?: The RGB value is 40, 12, 72: 40 red, 12 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280C48?: The complementary color is #2C480C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.