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Recognised as Colour

#290D2A

  • #290D2A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#290D2A is a magenta with RGB values 41, 13, 42 and HSL 298°, 53%, 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

#290D2A#290D2A
HEX#290D2A
RGBrgb(41, 13, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.051, 0.1647
RGB percentages16.1%, 5.1%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(297.9, 52.7%, 10.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(297.9, 69%, 16.5%)
CMYK2.4%, 69%, 0%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,690,346
CSS custom property--colour: #290D2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness28.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.72:1
Contrast with white17.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#151515
Inverted#D6F2D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#09162Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#131929no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2A1119no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 25.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.1Midnight blue · ΔE 39Dark slate grey · ΔE 40Dim grey · ΔE 43.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 25.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0E2A0D
Analogous#1B0D2A, #2A0D1C
Triadic#2A290D, #0D2A29
Split complementary#1D2A0D, #0D2A1A
Tetradic#2A1A0D, #0E2A0D, #0D1D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BF3FC4
Lighter +30%#9B319F
Lighter +20%#752578
Lighter +10%#4F1951
Darker −10%#030103
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2F0631
Less saturated −25%#231423

Channel breakdown

R41
G13
B42
Red41 (16.1%)
Green13 (5.1%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue297.93°
Saturation (HSL)52.73%
Lightness10.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 0D · B 2A

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