What color is #282F73?

#282F73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #282F73?

The RGB value is 40, 47, 115: 40 red, 47 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #282F73?

The complementary color is #736C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #282F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#282F73 color

#282F73 rgb(40, 47, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #282F73 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 18.4% green and 45.1% blue (40, 47, 115).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 48% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Express (#1C3378), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#282F73 color codes

HEX	`#282F73`
RGB	`rgb(40, 47, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 18.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 48%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 65%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 59%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.73, 20.23, -40.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.73, 45.02, 296.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.985, 3.722, 16.672)`
Decimal	`2633587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #282F73, 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 #282F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#282F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #282F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #282f73; }
.text { color: #282f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #282f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 47 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #282f73, #462873); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Midnight Blue.

Questions

What color is #282F73?: #282F73 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight Express. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #282F73?: The RGB value is 40, 47, 115: 40 red, 47 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #282F73?: The complementary color is #736C28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #282F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.