What color is #282E51?

#282E51 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282E51?

The RGB value is 40, 46, 81: 40 red, 46 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282E51?

The complementary color is #514B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282E51 color

#282E51 rgb(40, 46, 81)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282E51 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18% green and 31.8% blue (40, 46, 81).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.13:1).

#282E51 color codes

HEX	`#282E51`
RGB	`rgb(40, 46, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 51%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 43%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.04, 8.38, -22.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.04, 23.8, 290.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.337, 2.999, 8.186)`
Decimal	`2633297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282E51, 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 #282E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #282E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282e51; }
.text { color: #282e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 46 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282e51, #372851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282E51?: #282E51 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282E51?: The RGB value is 40, 46, 81: 40 red, 46 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282E51?: The complementary color is #514B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.