What color is #282D66?

#282D66 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282D66?

The RGB value is 40, 45, 102: 40 red, 45 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282D66?

The complementary color is #666128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282D66 color

#282D66 rgb(40, 45, 102)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282D66 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 17.6% green and 40% blue (40, 45, 102).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#282D66 color codes

HEX	`#282D66`
RGB	`rgb(40, 45, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 17.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 56%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.16, 16.76, -34.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.16, 38.24, 296)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.211, 3.287, 12.98)`
Decimal	`2633062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282D66, 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 #282D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #282D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282d66; }
.text { color: #282d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 45 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282d66, #422866); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #282D66?: #282D66 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282D66?: The RGB value is 40, 45, 102: 40 red, 45 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282D66?: The complementary color is #666128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.