What color is #280D52?

#280D52 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Voldemort. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #280D52?

The RGB value is 40, 13, 82: 40 red, 13 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280D52?

The complementary color is #37520D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280D52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280D52 color

#280D52 rgb(40, 13, 82)

Shades of black

The hex color #280D52 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 5.1% green and 32.2% blue (40, 13, 82).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 73% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Voldemort (#2D135F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.54:1).

#280D52 color codes

HEX	`#280D52`
RGB	`rgb(40, 13, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 5.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 73%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 84%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 84%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(11.61, 30.52, -36.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(11.61, 47.61, 309.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.542, 1.348, 8.107)`
Decimal	`2624850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280D52, 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 #280D52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280D52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	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 #280D52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280d52; }
.text { color: #280d52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280d52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 13 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280d52, #4b0d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #280D52?: #280D52 is a very dark, moderate violet, closest to the named color Voldemort. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #280D52?: The RGB value is 40, 13, 82: 40 red, 13 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280D52?: The complementary color is #37520D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280D52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.27:1 and white text 16.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.