Colour

#271A28

#271A28
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#271A28 is a magenta with RGB values 39, 26, 40 and HSL 296°, 21%, 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

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HEX#271A28

RGBrgb(39, 26, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.102, 0.1569

RGB percentages15.3%, 10.2%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(295.7, 21.2%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(295.7, 35%, 15.7%)

CMYK2.5%, 35%, 0%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,562,600

CSS custom property--colour: #271A28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness32.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.61:1

Contrast with white16.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#D8E5D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#191D29no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#1C1F28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Tritanopia#281B1Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.3 Dim grey · ΔE 35 Slate grey · ΔE 43.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.3 Gray · ΔE 43.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1B281A

Analogous#201A28, #281A22

Triadic#28271A, #1A2827

Split complementary#22281A, #1A2820

Tetradic#28201A, #1B281A, #1A2228

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9D6EA0

Lighter +30%#815685

Lighter +20%#634266

Lighter +10%#452E47

Darker −10%#090609

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2E1230

Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R39

G26

B40

Red39 (15.3%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue295.71°

Saturation (HSL)21.21%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1A · B 28

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