What color is #28213A?

#28213A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28213A?

The RGB value is 40, 33, 58: 40 red, 33 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28213A?

The complementary color is #333A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28213A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28213A color

#28213A rgb(40, 33, 58)

Shades of purple

The hex color #28213A is a very dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 12.9% green and 22.7% blue (40, 33, 58).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 27% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 77% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Velvet (#2A2243), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#28213A color codes

HEX	`#28213A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 33, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 12.9%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 27%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 43%, 23%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 43%, 0%, 77%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.65, 10.01, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.65, 18.01, 303.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.182, 1.844, 4.243)`
Decimal	`2629946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28213A, 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 #28213A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#28213A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #28213A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28213a; }
.text { color: #28213a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28213a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 33 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28213a, #34213a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Purple.

Questions

What color is #28213A?: #28213A is a very dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Midnight Velvet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28213A?: The RGB value is 40, 33, 58: 40 red, 33 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28213A?: The complementary color is #333A21, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28213A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.