#281D2B
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #281D2B
#281D2B is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 11% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Jet (ΔE 12.3), with Onyx the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #202B1D (jet), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 16.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (16.14:1).
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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 #281D2B?
#281D2B is a very dark, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 16% red, 11% green and 17% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #281D2B?
Use white text. White on #281D2B has a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #281D2B?
Its complementary colour is #202B1D, and analogous partners are #211D2B and #2B1D27.