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Colour

#281D2A

  • #281D2A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#281D2A is a magenta with RGB values 40, 29, 42 and HSL 291°, 18%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#281D2A#281D2A
HEX#281D2A
RGBrgb(40, 29, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1137, 0.1647
RGB percentages15.7%, 11.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(290.8, 18.3%, 13.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(290.8, 31%, 16.5%)
CMYK4.8%, 31%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,628,906
CSS custom property--colour: #281D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness34.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.16:1
Contrast with white16.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#D7E2D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C202Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Deuteranopia#1E212Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Tritanopia#281E22no 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 text16.16:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16.5Dark slate grey · ΔE 27.6Dim grey · ΔE 33.6Slate grey · ΔE 41.8Gray · ΔE 42.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 43.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1F2A1D
Analogous#211D2A, #2A1D26
Triadic#2A281D, #1D2A28
Split complementary#262A1D, #1D2A22
Tetradic#2A221D, #1F2A1D, #1D262A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#98749F
Lighter +30%#7E5B85
Lighter +20%#614766
Lighter +10%#453248
Darker −10%#0B080C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E1433
Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R40
G29
B42
Red40 (15.7%)
Green29 (11.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue290.77°
Saturation (HSL)18.31%
Lightness13.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 1D · B 2A

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