What color is #282D4A?

#282D4A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282D4A?

The RGB value is 40, 45, 74: 40 red, 45 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282D4A?

The complementary color is #4A4528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282D4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282D4A color

#282D4A rgb(40, 45, 74)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282D4A is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 17.6% green and 29% blue (40, 45, 74).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 30% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Masquerade (#2C2E47), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#282D4A color codes

HEX	`#282D4A`
RGB	`rgb(40, 45, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 17.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 30%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 46%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 39%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.32, 6.64, -18.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.32, 19.84, 289.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.049, 2.822, 6.861)`
Decimal	`2633034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282D4A, 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 #282D4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282D4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #282D4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282d4a; }
.text { color: #282d4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282d4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 45 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282d4a, #34284a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282D4A?: #282D4A is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Masquerade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282D4A?: The RGB value is 40, 45, 74: 40 red, 45 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282D4A?: The complementary color is #4A4528, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282D4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.