Close to Midnight
#281C39
#281C39 is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Midnight. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 11% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 34% saturation and 17% 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 #281C39.
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
15.96:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.32:1 FailThis color as text on white
15.96:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.32:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #281C39 as they’d see it.
#281C39 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 #281C39
What color is #281C39?
#281C39 is a very dark, muted purple, close to the color Midnight. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 11% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 265°, with 34% saturation and 17% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #281C39 in RGB?
#281C39 is rgb(40, 28, 57): 40 red, 28 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #281C39 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(30, 51, 0, 78). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #281C39?
PANTONE 276 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #281C39?
Its complement #1A2603 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.