Recognised as Colour

#2A0326

#2A0326
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A0326 is a magenta with RGB values 42, 3, 38 and HSL 306°, 87%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A0326

RGBrgb(42, 3, 38)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0118, 0.149

RGB percentages16.5%, 1.2%, 14.9%

HSLhsl(306.2, 86.7%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(306.2, 92.9%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 92.9%, 9.5%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,753,318

CSS custom property--colour: #2A0326;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness26.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.43:1

Contrast with white18.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0E0E0E

Inverted#D5FCD9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#021027no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0F1625no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original

Tritanopia#2C0613no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 28.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8 Midnight blue · ΔE 38.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 45.1 Rebecca purple · ΔE 46.7 Dim grey · ΔE 47.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 28.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#032A07

Analogous#1B032A, #2A0312

Triadic#262A03, #03262A

Split complementary#132A03, #032A1B

Tetradic#2A1A03, #032A07, #03122A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E811D2

Lighter +30%#B90DA7

Lighter +20%#890A7C

Lighter +10%#5A0651

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D0028

Less saturated −25%#240922

Channel breakdown

R42

B38

Red42 (16.5%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue38 (14.9%)

Hue306.15°

Saturation (HSL)86.67%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 03 · B 26

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