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Recognised as Colour

#261B26

  • #261B26
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#261B26 is a magenta with RGB values 38, 27, 38 and HSL 300°, 17%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#261B26#261B26
HEX#261B26
RGBrgb(38, 27, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.149, 0.1059, 0.149
RGB percentages14.9%, 10.6%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(300, 16.9%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(300, 28.9%, 14.9%)
CMYK0%, 28.9%, 0%, 85.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,497,318
CSS custom property--colour: #261B26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness32 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.57:1
Contrast with white16.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D9E4D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1E26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1F26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#271C1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dim grey · ΔE 34.3Slate grey · ΔE 42.8Gray · ΔE 43.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 45.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 14.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1B261B
Analogous#211B26, #261B21
Triadic#26261B, #1B2626
Split complementary#21261B, #1B2621
Tetradic#26211B, #1B261B, #1B2126

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9B729B
Lighter +30%#7F5B7F
Lighter +20%#624562
Lighter +10%#443044
Darker −10%#080608
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E132E
Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R38
G27
B38
Red38 (14.9%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue300°
Saturation (HSL)16.92%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelRed and Blue
Hex per channelR 26 · G 1B · B 26

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