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Colour

#281A26

  • #281A26
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#281A26 is a magenta with RGB values 40, 26, 38 and HSL 309°, 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

#281A26#281A26
HEX#281A26
RGBrgb(40, 26, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.102, 0.149
RGB percentages15.7%, 10.2%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(308.6, 21.2%, 12.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(308.6, 35%, 15.7%)
CMYK0%, 35%, 5%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,628,134
CSS custom property--colour: #281A26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0133WCAG 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 16.59:1
Contrast with white16.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#D7E5D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A1D26no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1D1F26no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Tritanopia#291B1Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text16.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.1Dim grey · ΔE 34.7Slate grey · ΔE 43.3Gray · ΔE 43.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A281C
Analogous#231A28, #281A1F
Triadic#26281A, #1A2628
Split complementary#1F281A, #1A2823
Tetradic#28231A, #1A281C, #1A1F28

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A06E99
Lighter +30%#85567E
Lighter +20%#664261
Lighter +10%#472E43
Darker −10%#090609
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#30122C
Less saturated −25%#212121

Channel breakdown

R40
G26
B38
Red40 (15.7%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue308.57°
Saturation (HSL)21.21%
Lightness12.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1A · B 26

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