What color is #282E8D?

#282E8D is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282E8D?

The RGB value is 40, 46, 141: 40 red, 46 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282E8D?

The complementary color is #8D8728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282E8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282E8D color

#282E8D rgb(40, 46, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282E8D is a dark, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18% green and 55.3% blue (40, 46, 141).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 56% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 67% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Royal Night (#2B3191), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.26:1).

#282E8D color codes

HEX	`#282E8D`
RGB	`rgb(40, 46, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 56%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 72%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 67%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.73, 30.57, -53.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.73, 61.49, 299.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.658, 4.328, 25.679)`
Decimal	`2633357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282E8D, 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 #282E8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282E8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #282E8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282e8d; }
.text { color: #282e8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282e8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 46 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282e8d, #55288d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Egyptian Blue.

Questions

What color is #282E8D?: #282E8D is a dark, moderate blue, closest to the named color Royal Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282E8D?: The RGB value is 40, 46, 141: 40 red, 46 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282E8D?: The complementary color is #8D8728, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282E8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.