Color Name
Dark Eggplant Purple*
Hex Color Code
#280B1A
RGB Color Code
RGB(40, 11, 26)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 72.5%, 35.0%, 84.3%
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What color is 280B1A?

The RGB color code for color number #280B1A is RGB(40, 11, 26). In the RGB color model, #280B1A has a red value of 40, a green value of 11, and a blue value of 26. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 72.5% magenta, 35.0% yellow, and 84.3% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 329° (degrees), 56.9 % saturation, and 10.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #280B1A has a hue of 329° (degrees), 72.5 % saturation and 15.7 % brightness/value.

Color 280B1A is cool or warm?

Color 280B1A is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #280B1A? (For interior and product design)

280B1A has an LRV of nearly 0.8. By LRV value, it is a very dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#280B1A
LRV 0.8
Light Color

Compare LRV 0.8 of #280B1A with dark and light color

Is #280B1A Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 280B1A meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #280B1A color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #280B1A
Hex triplet
#280B1A
Red
28
Green
0B
Blue
1A
RGBA / RGB rgb(40, 11, 26)
Red
40 (15.7%)
Green
11 (4.3%)
Blue
26 (10.2%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
72.50%
Yellow
35.00%
Key
84.31%
HSL hsl(328.97deg, 56.9 %, 10.0 %)
Hue
328.97°
Saturation
56.86 %
Lightness
10.00 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
328.97°
Saturation
72.50 %
Brightness / Value
15.69 %
RYB ryb(220, 195, 212)
Red
220 (86.4%)
Yellow
195 (76.3%)
Blue
212 (83.0%)
HWB
Hue
328.97°
Whiteness
4.31 %
Blackness
84.31 %
CMY
Cyan
84.31%
Magenta
95.69%
Yellow
89.80%
XYZ
X
1.18
Y
0.77
Z
1.06
YXY
Y1
0.77
X
0.39
Y2
0.25
CIE-Lab
L
6.91
A
17.06
B
-3.24
CIE-Lch
L
6.91
C
17.37
H
349.25
CIE-Luv
L
6.91
U
9.02
V
-3.04
Hunter-Lab
L
8.75
A
8.8
B
-1.08
Other
LRV
~ 0.8 %
Munsell Color System
1.1R 0.6/2.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #280B1A

These are the named colors closest to hex 280B1A, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#1A001A Color Black Purple
94.13% match | ΔE 5.87
#301934 Color Dark Purple
92.58% match | ΔE 7.42
#321414 Color Seal brown
92.24% match | ΔE 7.76

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 280B1A.


Paint color for Hex #280B1A

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 280B1A from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 280B1A once it is on a wall.


Valspar

Hex color 280B1A similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #280B1A to Valspar


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 280B1A similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #280B1A to Benjamin Moore


Sherwin Williams

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Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 280B1A similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #280B1A to Dunn-Edwards


Behr

Hex color 280B1A similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #280B1A to Behr


PPG Paints

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Farrow & Ball

Hex color 280B1A similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #280B1A to Farrow & Ball

#5E4449 Color Brinjal (222)
82.22% match | ΔE 17.78
#53454F Color Pelt (254)
81.94% match | ΔE 18.06
#484348 Color Paean Black (294)
80.63% match | ΔE 19.37

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#280B1A color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#280B1A
Dark Eggplant Purple*
#0B2819
Phthalo Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #280B1A?

Color that best contrast with #280B1A is #0B2819, color name is Phthalo Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #280B1A?

Complementary or Opposite color for #280B1A is #0B2819, color name is Phthalo Green*.

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