#261E28
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #261E28
With the hex code #261E28, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 12% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Onyx. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #20281E, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 16.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.17:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #261E28?
With the hex code #261E28, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 15% red, 12% green and 16% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 84% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #261E28?
Use white text. White on #261E28 has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #261E28?
Its complementary colour is #20281E, and analogous partners are #211E28 and #281E25.