Colour

#270C1E

#270C1E
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#270C1E is a magenta with RGB values 39, 12, 30 and HSL 320°, 53%, 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#270C1E

RGBrgb(39, 12, 30)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0471, 0.1176

RGB percentages15.3%, 4.7%, 11.8%

HSLhsl(320, 52.9%, 10%)

HSV / HSBhsv(320, 69.2%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 69.2%, 23.1%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,559,006

CSS custom property--colour: #270C1E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.14:1

Contrast with white18.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#131313

Inverted#D8F3E1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0E131Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#15171Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Tritanopia#2A0C13no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 19.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.5 Dim grey · ΔE 41.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 46.8 Slate grey · ΔE 49.7

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 19.27, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0C2715

Analogous#230C27, #270C11

Triadic#1E270C, #0C1E27

Split complementary#11270C, #0C2723

Tetradic#27230C, #0C2715, #0C1027

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C33C96

Lighter +30%#9C3078

Lighter +20%#75245A

Lighter +10%#4E183C

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0620

Less saturated −25%#21121C

Channel breakdown

R39

G12

B30

Red39 (15.3%)

Green12 (4.7%)

Blue30 (11.8%)

Hue320°

Saturation (HSL)52.94%

Lightness10%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 0C · B 1E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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