28/15 is a 7-limit just intonation interval of about 1080.6 cents. It is well approximated by 10edo (9\10).

Interval information
Ratio 28/15
Factorization 22 × 3-1 × 5-1 × 7
Monzo [2 -1 -1 1
Size in cents 1080.557¢
Name septimal grave major seventh
Color name zg8, zogu octave
FJS name [math]\displaystyle{ \text{d8}^{7}_{5} }[/math]
Special properties reduced
Tenney norm (log2 nd) 8.71425
Weil norm (log2 max(n, d)) 9.61471
Wilson norm (sopfr(nd)) 19

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Terminology

Despite being approximated by the major seventh in systems like septimal meantone, and even being called the septimal grave major seventh by some musicians, 28/15 is a diminished octave in just intonation notation systems such as Sagittal notation, Helmholtz-Ellis notation and the Functional Just System, viewed as the Pythagorean diminished octave (4096/2187) altered by 5120/5103.

Approximation

Edo approximations for 28/15 (1080.56 ¢)
≤ 80edo, relative error ≤ 10%
Edo Step size Cents (¢) Absolute error (¢) Relative error (%)
10 9\10 1080.00 -0.56 -0.46
11 10\11 1090.91 +10.35 +9.49
20 18\20 1080.00 -0.56 -0.93
21 19\21 1085.71 +5.16 +9.02
30 27\30 1080.00 -0.56 -1.39
31 28\31 1083.87 +3.31 +8.56
40 36\40 1080.00 -0.56 -1.86
41 37\41 1082.93 +2.37 +8.10
50 45\50 1080.00 -0.56 -2.32
51 46\51 1082.35 +1.80 +7.63
60 54\60 1080.00 -0.56 -2.79
61 55\61 1081.97 +1.41 +7.17
70 63\70 1080.00 -0.56 -3.25
71 64\71 1081.69 +1.13 +6.70
80 72\80 1080.00 -0.56 -3.71

See also