Close to Royal Navy
#28124C
#28124C is a very dark, rich purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 7.1% green, and 29.8% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 62% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #28124C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.28:1 FailThis color as text on white
16.39:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.28:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #28124C as they’d see it.
#28124C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #28124C
What color is #28124C?
#28124C is a very dark, rich purple, close to the color Royal Navy. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 7.1% green, and 29.8% blue. Its hue is 263°, with 62% saturation and 18% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #28124C in RGB?
#28124C is rgb(40, 18, 76): 40 red, 18 green, and 76 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #28124C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 76, 0, 70). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #28124C?
PANTONE 275 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #28124C?
Its complement #192300 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.