Palettes / Colors / #280269

#280269 — Deep Vivid Purple

#280269 is a purple color we call Deep Vivid Purple, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the purple family.

#280269 is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #436902; it also sits naturally between #021069 and #5B0269. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 1% · Blue 41%

Cyan 62% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 59%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #280269

.text { color: #280269; }
.background { background-color: #280269; }
.border { border: 3px solid #280269; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 2, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 96%, 21%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #280269; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 2, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #280269; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 2, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#280269">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#280269">Div content here</div>

Shades of #280269

Tints of #280269

Tones of #280269

Color harmonies

Complementary — #436902:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #280269: #FFFFFF.

How #280269 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #280269 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #280268  ·  #28026A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #280269?

#280269 is Deep Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 40, 2, 105). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #280269?

#280269 is RGB 40, 2, 105 — HSL 262°, 96%, 21% — CMYK 62%, 98%, 0%, 59%.

What colors go with #280269?

Its complement is #436902; analogous partners are #021069 and #5B0269. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #280269 for text?

White text on #280269 has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.30:1.