What color is #280F44?

#280F44 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 #280F44?

The RGB value is 40, 15, 68: 40 red, 15 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #280F44?

The complementary color is #2B440F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #280F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#280F44 color

#280F44 rgb(40, 15, 68)

Shades of black

The hex color #280F44 is a very dark, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 5.9% green and 26.7% blue (40, 15, 68).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 64% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 78% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Your Darkness (#220044), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.91:1).

#280F44 color codes

HEX	`#280F44`
RGB	`rgb(40, 15, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 5.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 64%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 78%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 78%, 0%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(10.63, 25.27, -28.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(10.63, 38.03, 311.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.089, 1.21, 5.591)`
Decimal	`2625348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #280F44, 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 #280F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#280F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.91:1	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 #280F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #280f44; }
.text { color: #280f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #280f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 15 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #280f44, #420f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #280F44?: #280F44 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 #280F44?: The RGB value is 40, 15, 68: 40 red, 15 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #280F44?: The complementary color is #2B440F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #280F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.24:1 and white text 16.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.