#281E2E
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #281E2E
#281E2E is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 12% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Jet (ΔE 13.2); Gunmetal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #242E1E — a jet tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very dark tones like #281E2E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.96:1).
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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 #281E2E?
#281E2E is a muted, very dark shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 16% red, 12% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 82% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #281E2E?
Use white text. White on #281E2E has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #281E2E?
Its complementary colour is #242E1E, and analogous partners are #201E2E and #2E1E2C.