What color is #283265?

#283265 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283265?

The RGB value is 40, 50, 101: 40 red, 50 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283265?

The complementary color is #655B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283265?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283265 color

#283265 rgb(40, 50, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #283265 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 19.6% green and 39.6% blue (40, 50, 101).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 43% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Mythical Night (#1C2E63), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#283265 color codes

HEX	`#283265`
RGB	`rgb(40, 50, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 19.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 43%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 60%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 50%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.55, 12.86, -31.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.55, 34, 292.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.364, 3.672, 12.788)`
Decimal	`2634341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283265, 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 #283265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #283265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283265; }
.text { color: #283265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 50 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283265, #3d2865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxford Blue.

Questions

What color is #283265?: #283265 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Mythical Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283265?: The RGB value is 40, 50, 101: 40 red, 50 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283265?: The complementary color is #655B28, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283265?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.