#281F2B
Jet · very dark cool purple
About #281F2B
With the hex code #281F2B, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 12% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Jet — a ΔE of 10.5 — followed by Onyx. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #222B1F, a jet shade.
In design, a very dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 15.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.90:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #281F2B?
With the hex code #281F2B, this is a very dark purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 16% red, 12% green and 17% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 83% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #281F2B?
Use white text. White on #281F2B has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #281F2B?
Its complementary colour is #222B1F, and analogous partners are #221F2B and #2B1F28.