What color is #281A32?

#281A32 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #281A32?

The RGB value is 40, 26, 50: 40 red, 26 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #281A32?

The complementary color is #24321A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #281A32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#281A32 color

#281A32 rgb(40, 26, 50)

Shades of purple

The hex color #281A32 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 10.2% green and 19.6% blue (40, 26, 50).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 32% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 80% black.

The closest named color is Dark Purple (#301934), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.35:1).

#281A32 color codes

HEX	`#281A32`
RGB	`rgb(40, 26, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 10.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 32%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 48%, 20%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 48%, 0%, 80%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(12.09, 12.68, -13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(12.09, 18.35, 313.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.82, 1.42, 3.195)`
Decimal	`2628146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #281A32, 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 #281A32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#281A32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	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 #281A32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #281a32; }
.text { color: #281a32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #281a32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 26 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #281a32, #321a30); }

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Questions

What color is #281A32?: #281A32 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Dark Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #281A32?: The RGB value is 40, 26, 50: 40 red, 26 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #281A32?: The complementary color is #24321A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #281A32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.28:1 and white text 16.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.