Colour

#281F28

#281F28
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#281F28 is a magenta with RGB values 40, 31, 40 and HSL 300°, 13%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#281F28#281F28

HEX#281F28

RGBrgb(40, 31, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.1216, 0.1569

RGB percentages15.7%, 12.2%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(300, 12.7%, 13.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(300, 22.5%, 15.7%)

CMYK0%, 22.5%, 0%, 84.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,629,416

CSS custom property--colour: #281F28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01584WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness35 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.95:1

Contrast with white15.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#222222

Inverted#D7E0D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#1E2128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#202228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#292022no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text15.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 15.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.6 Dim grey · ΔE 32.2 Slate grey · ΔE 41.1 Gray · ΔE 41.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#1F281F

Analogous#241F28, #281F24

Triadic#28281F, #1F2828

Split complementary#24281F, #1F2824

Tetradic#28241F, #1F281F, #1F2428

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#987B98

Lighter +30%#7E627E

Lighter +20%#614C61

Lighter +10%#453545

Darker −10%#0B090B

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#311631

Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R40

G31

B40

Red40 (15.7%)

Green31 (12.2%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue300°

Saturation (HSL)12.68%

Lightness13.92%

Dominant channelRed and Blue

Hex per channelR 28 · G 1F · B 28

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