Colour

#271D27

#271D27
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#271D27 is a magenta with RGB values 39, 29, 39 and HSL 300°, 15%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#271D27#271D27

HEX#271D27

RGBrgb(39, 29, 39)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.1137, 0.1529

RGB percentages15.3%, 11.4%, 15.3%

HSLhsl(300, 14.7%, 13.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 25.6%, 15.3%)

CMYK0%, 25.6%, 0%, 84.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,563,367

CSS custom property--colour: #271D27;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01457WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness33.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.26:1

Contrast with white16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#202020

Inverted#D8E2D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1C1F27no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#1F2127no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#281E20no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 33.2 Slate grey · ΔE 41.9 Gray · ΔE 42.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 45

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1D271D

Analogous#221D27, #271D22

Triadic#27271D, #1D2727

Split complementary#22271D, #1D2722

Tetradic#27221D, #1D271D, #1D2227

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#9A769A

Lighter +30%#7F5E7F

Lighter +20%#624962

Lighter +10%#443344

Darker −10%#0A070A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#301430

Less saturated −25%#222222

Channel breakdown

R39

G29

B39

Red39 (15.3%)

Green29 (11.4%)

Blue39 (15.3%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)14.71%

Lightness13.33%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 27 · G 1D · B 27

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