#281B2B
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #281B2B
#281B2B is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 11% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 14.2); Onyx comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #1E2B1B — a dark green tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #281B2B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.38:1).
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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 #281B2B?
#281B2B is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 11% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #281B2B?
Use white text. White on #281B2B has a contrast ratio of 16.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #281B2B?
Its complementary colour is #1E2B1B, and analogous partners are #201B2B and #2B1B26.