What color is #282F5B?

#282F5B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282F5B?

The RGB value is 40, 47, 91: 40 red, 47 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282F5B?

The complementary color is #5B5428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282F5B color

#282F5B rgb(40, 47, 91)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282F5B is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18.4% green and 35.7% blue (40, 47, 91).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 39% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 56% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Galaxea (#2E305E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#282F5B color codes

HEX	`#282F5B`
RGB	`rgb(40, 47, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 39%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 56%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(56%, 48%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.98, 11.27, -27.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.98, 29.66, 292.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.779, 3.239, 10.322)`
Decimal	`2633563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282F5B, 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 #282F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	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 #282F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282f5b; }
.text { color: #282f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 47 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282f5b, #3a285b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #282F5B?: #282F5B is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galaxea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282F5B?: The RGB value is 40, 47, 91: 40 red, 47 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282F5B?: The complementary color is #5B5428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.65:1 and white text 12.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.