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Recognised as Colour

#270B29

  • #270B29
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#270B29 is a magenta with RGB values 39, 11, 41 and HSL 296°, 58%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#270B29#270B29
HEX#270B29
RGBrgb(39, 11, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0431, 0.1608
RGB percentages15.3%, 4.3%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(296, 57.7%, 10.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(296, 73.2%, 16.1%)
CMYK4.9%, 73.2%, 0%, 83.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,558,761
CSS custom property--colour: #270B29;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness26.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.01:1
Contrast with white18.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#131313
Inverted#D8F4D6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#07142Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#101828no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#280F18no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.1Midnight blue · ΔE 38.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 40.9Dim grey · ΔE 44.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0D290B
Analogous#180B29, #290B1C
Triadic#29270B, #0B2927
Split complementary#1C290B, #0B2918
Tetradic#29180B, #0D290B, #0B1C29

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C037C9
Lighter +30%#9A2BA2
Lighter +20%#742179
Lighter +10%#4D1651
Darker −10%#010001
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2D0530
Less saturated −25%#211123

Channel breakdown

R39
G11
B41
Red39 (15.3%)
Green11 (4.3%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue296°
Saturation (HSL)57.69%
Lightness10.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 0B · B 29

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