Colour

#270E1B

#270E1B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#270E1B is a magenta with RGB values 39, 14, 27 and HSL 329°, 47%, 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

#270E1B#270E1B

HEX#270E1B

RGBrgb(39, 14, 27)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.0549, 0.1059

RGB percentages15.3%, 5.5%, 10.6%

HSLhsl(328.8, 47.2%, 10.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(328.8, 64.1%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 64.1%, 30.8%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,559,515

CSS custom property--colour: #270E1B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.03:1

Contrast with white18.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#D8F1E4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#11141Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#17181Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#2A0D13no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Black · ΔE 17.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.9 Dim grey · ΔE 40.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 46.6 Gray · ΔE 48.6 Slate grey · ΔE 49.1

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 17.13, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0E271A

Analogous#260E27, #270E0F

Triadic#1B270E, #0E1B27

Split complementary#0E270E, #0E2726

Tetradic#27270E, #0E271A, #0E0F27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BC4583

Lighter +30%#983669

Lighter +20%#72294F

Lighter +10%#4D1B35

Darker −10%#010101

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E071B

Less saturated −25%#20151B

Channel breakdown

R39

G14

B27

Red39 (15.3%)

Green14 (5.5%)

Blue27 (10.6%)

Hue328.8°

Saturation (HSL)47.17%

Lightness10.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 27 · G 0E · B 1B

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Colour values

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