What color is #283661?

#283661 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #283661?

The RGB value is 40, 54, 97: 40 red, 54 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #283661?

The complementary color is #615328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #283661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#283661 color

#283661 rgb(40, 54, 97)

Shades of blue

The hex color #283661 is a dark, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 21.2% green and 38% blue (40, 54, 97).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 42% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Escapade (#2B3458), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#283661 color codes

HEX	`#283661`
RGB	`rgb(40, 54, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 21.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 42%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 59%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 44%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.51, 8.55, -27.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.51, 28.64, 287.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.351, 3.952, 11.841)`
Decimal	`2635361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #283661, 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 #283661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#283661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #283661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #283661; }
.text { color: #283661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #283661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 54 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #283661, #372861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #283661?: #283661 is a dark, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Midnight Escapade. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #283661?: The RGB value is 40, 54, 97: 40 red, 54 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #283661?: The complementary color is #615328, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #283661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.