Charcoal
#28085E · Charcoal
#28085E is Charcoal, a cool violet color. It has an RGB value of 40, 8, 94 and a relative luminance of 0.014, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
violet
Luminance
0.01
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
16.32:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
1.29:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #28085E?
#28085E is Charcoal, a cool violet color. In RGB it is 40, 8, 94, and in HSL it is 262°, 84%, 20%.
Is #28085E a light or dark color?
#28085E has a relative luminance of 0.014, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #28085E?
Its complementary color is #3E5E08. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.