Colour

#240D28

#240D28
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#240D28 is a magenta with RGB values 36, 13, 40 and HSL 291°, 51%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#240D28

RGBrgb(36, 13, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.1412, 0.051, 0.1569

RGB percentages14.1%, 5.1%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(291.1, 50.9%, 10.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(291.1, 67.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK10%, 67.5%, 0%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,362,664

CSS custom property--colour: #240D28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.05:1

Contrast with white18.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#DBF2D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#081529no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#101727no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#241118no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 23.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 38.9 Midnight blue · ΔE 39.9 Dim grey · ΔE 43 Rebecca purple · ΔE 49.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 23.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#11280D

Analogous#160D28, #280D1F

Triadic#28240D, #0D2824

Split complementary#1E280D, #0D2817

Tetradic#28170D, #11280D, #0D1F28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AE40C1

Lighter +30%#8C339B

Lighter +20%#692675

Lighter +10%#471A4E

Darker −10%#010002

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#29062F

Less saturated −25%#1F1421

Channel breakdown

R36

G13

B40

Red36 (14.1%)

Green13 (5.1%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue291.11°

Saturation (HSL)50.94%

Lightness10.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 24 · G 0D · B 28

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