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Recognised as Colour

#271A21

  • #271A21
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#271A21 is a magenta with RGB values 39, 26, 33 and HSL 328°, 20%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#271A21#271A21
HEX#271A21
RGBrgb(39, 26, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.102, 0.1294
RGB percentages15.3%, 10.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(327.7, 20%, 12.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(327.7, 33.3%, 15.3%)
CMYK0%, 33.3%, 15.4%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,562,593
CSS custom property--colour: #271A21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.72:1
Contrast with white16.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D
Inverted#D8E5DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1B1D21no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E1F21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#291A1Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 13.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 34.3Gray · ΔE 43.2Slate grey · ΔE 43.7Light slate grey · ΔE 46.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 13.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A2720
Analogous#261A27, #271A1B
Triadic#21271A, #1A2127
Split complementary#1B271A, #1A2726
Tetradic#27271A, #1A2720, #1A1B27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9F6E88
Lighter +30%#83576F
Lighter +20%#644355
Lighter +10%#462E3B
Darker −10%#080607
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F1222
Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R39
G26
B33
Red39 (15.3%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue327.69°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness12.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 27 · G 1A · B 21

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