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Recognised as Colour

#280F26

  • #280F26
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#280F26 is a magenta with RGB values 40, 15, 38 and HSL 305°, 45%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#280F26#280F26
HEX#280F26
RGBrgb(40, 15, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.0588, 0.149
RGB percentages15.7%, 5.9%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(304.8, 45.5%, 10.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.8, 62.5%, 15.7%)
CMYK0%, 62.5%, 5%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,625,318
CSS custom property--colour: #280F26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.7:1
Contrast with white17.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#161616
Inverted#D7F0D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0E1627no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#151A25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1118no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 37.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 40Dim grey · ΔE 41.2Midnight blue · ΔE 42.7Slate grey · ΔE 48.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0F2811
Analogous#1D0F28, #280F1A
Triadic#26280F, #0F2628
Split complementary#19280F, #0F281D
Tetradic#281E0F, #0F2811, #0F1A28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BB48B1
Lighter +30%#973990
Lighter +20%#722B6C
Lighter +10%#4D1D49
Darker −10%#030103
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F082C
Less saturated −25%#211620

Channel breakdown

R40
G15
B38
Red40 (15.7%)
Green15 (5.9%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue304.8°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness10.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 28 · G 0F · B 26

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