What color is #282E55?

#282E55 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282E55?

The RGB value is 40, 46, 85: 40 red, 46 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282E55?

The complementary color is #554F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282E55 color

#282E55 rgb(40, 46, 85)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282E55 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18% green and 33.3% blue (40, 46, 85).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 36% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#282E55 color codes

HEX	`#282E55`
RGB	`rgb(40, 46, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 36%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 53%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 46%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.29, 9.8, -24.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.29, 26.44, 291.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.491, 3.061, 8.999)`
Decimal	`2633301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282E55, 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 #282E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	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 #282E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282e55; }
.text { color: #282e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 46 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282e55, #382855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282E55?: #282E55 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Deep Sea Base. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282E55?: The RGB value is 40, 46, 85: 40 red, 46 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282E55?: The complementary color is #554F28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.61:1 and white text 13.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.