What color is #282041?

#282041 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282041?

The RGB value is 40, 32, 65: 40 red, 32 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282041?

The complementary color is #394120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282041 color

#282041 rgb(40, 32, 65)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282041 is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.5% green and 25.5% blue (40, 32, 65).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 34% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 75% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.29:1).

#282041 color codes

HEX	`#282041`
RGB	`rgb(40, 32, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 34%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 51%, 25%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 51%, 0%, 75%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.77, 12.96, -19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.77, 23.57, 303.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.345, 1.866, 5.237)`
Decimal	`2629697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282041, 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 #282041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	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 #282041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282041; }
.text { color: #282041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 32 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282041, #382041); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #282041?: #282041 is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282041?: The RGB value is 40, 32, 65: 40 red, 32 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282041?: The complementary color is #394120, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.