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Recognised as Colour

#2A0122

  • #2A0122
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A0122 is a magenta with RGB values 42, 1, 34 and HSL 312°, 95%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A0122#2A0122
HEX#2A0122
RGBrgb(42, 1, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0039, 0.1333
RGB percentages16.5%, 0.4%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(311.7, 95.3%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(311.7, 97.6%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 97.6%, 19%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,752,802
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0122;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00629WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness25.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.65:1
Contrast with white18.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#D5FEDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#020E23no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#101521no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.3 from the original
Tritanopia#2D0310no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 27.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 39.8Midnight blue · ΔE 40.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 45.1Dim grey · ΔE 47.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 48.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 27.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#012A09
Analogous#1E012A, #2A010D
Triadic#222A01, #01222A
Split complementary#0E2A01, #012A1E
Tetradic#2A1D01, #012A09, #010D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F106C3
Lighter +30%#BF059B
Lighter +20%#8E0373
Lighter +10%#5C024A
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B0023
Less saturated −25%#25061F

Channel breakdown

R42
G1
B34
Red42 (16.5%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue311.71°
Saturation (HSL)95.35%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 01 · B 22

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