Colour

#290B2B

#290B2B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#290B2B is a magenta with RGB values 41, 11, 43 and HSL 296°, 59%, 11%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#290B2B#290B2B

HEX#290B2B

RGBrgb(41, 11, 43)

RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.0431, 0.1686

RGB percentages16.1%, 4.3%, 16.9%

HSLhsl(296.3, 59.3%, 10.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(296.3, 74.4%, 16.9%)

CMYK4.7%, 74.4%, 0%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,689,835

CSS custom property--colour: #290B2B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.84:1

Contrast with white17.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#141414

Inverted#D6F4D4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#06152Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#11192Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2A0F19no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text17.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 36.1 Midnight blue · ΔE 37.4 Dark slate grey · ΔE 41.7 Dim grey · ΔE 44.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 46.4

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0D2B0B

Analogous#190B2B, #2B0B1D

Triadic#2B290B, #0B2B29

Split complementary#1D2B0B, #0B2B19

Tetradic#2B190B, #0D2B0B, #0B1D2B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C236CC

Lighter +30%#9D2AA5

Lighter +20%#76207C

Lighter +10%#501554

Darker −10%#020102

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2F0432

Less saturated −25%#231224

Channel breakdown

R41

G11

B43

Red41 (16.1%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue43 (16.9%)

Hue296.25°

Saturation (HSL)59.26%

Lightness10.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 29 · G 0B · B 2B

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Colour values

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