What color is #282E57?

#282E57 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 #282E57?

The RGB value is 40, 46, 87: 40 red, 46 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282E57?

The complementary color is #575128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282E57 color

#282E57 rgb(40, 46, 87)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282E57 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18% green and 34.1% blue (40, 46, 87).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 37% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Deep Sea Base (#2C2C57), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#282E57 color codes

HEX	`#282E57`
RGB	`rgb(40, 46, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 37%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 54%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 47%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.41, 10.53, -25.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.41, 27.76, 292.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.572, 3.093, 9.424)`
Decimal	`2633303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282E57, 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 #282E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	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 #282E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282e57; }
.text { color: #282e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 46 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282e57, #3a2857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282E57?: #282E57 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 #282E57?: The RGB value is 40, 46, 87: 40 red, 46 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282E57?: The complementary color is #575128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.62:1 and white text 12.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.