All About Color #281E2E

#281E2E

About #281E2E

#281E2E is a very dark purple color with the hex code #281E2E. In RGB it is red 40, green 30, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 278°, saturation 21%, lightness 15%; in CMYK it is 13%, 35%, 0%, 82%. Its contrast ratio is 15.96:1 on white and 1.32:1 on black.

#281E2E Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 1E, 2E
CMYK13.04%, 34.78%, 0.00%, 81.96%
RGB Decimal40, 30, 46
HSL278°, 21%, 15%
RGB Octal50, 36, 56
HSV (HSB)277.50°, 34.78%, 18.04%
RGB Binary101000, 11110, 101110
CIE-L*AB13.09, 8.69, -8.83
RGB Percent15.69%, 11.76%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH13.09, 12.39, 314.55
XYZ1.83, 1.58, 2.79
CIE-L*UV13.09, 3.17, -8.38
xyY0.30, 0.25, 1.58
Hunter-Lab12.56, 4.07, -4.39
RYB15.69%, 11.76%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#281E2E on a dark background: contrast 1.32:1, fails WCAG AA.
#281E2E on a light background: contrast 15.96:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #281E2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #281E2E. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#281E2E · #594266 · #0D0A0F · #242E1E · #4F6642

Analogous palette

#1E242E · #201E2E · #281E2E · #2E1E2C · #2E1E24

Triadic palette

#281E2E · #2E281E · #1E2E28 · #594266 · #665942

Tetradic palette

#281E2E · #2E201E · #242E1E · #1E2C2E · #0D0A0F

Monochromatic palette

#0D0A0F · #0D0A0F · #281E2E · #513C5D · #795B8B

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