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Recognised as Colour

#2A0827

  • #2A0827
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A0827 is a magenta with RGB values 42, 8, 39 and HSL 305°, 68%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A0827#2A0827
HEX#2A0827
RGBrgb(42, 8, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0314, 0.1529
RGB percentages16.5%, 3.1%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(305.3, 68%, 9.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(305.3, 81%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 81%, 7.1%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,754,599
CSS custom property--colour: #2A0827;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00812WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.06:1
Contrast with white18.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#111111
Inverted#D5F7D8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#061328no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#121826no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2C0B16no 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 text18.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 26.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.9Midnight blue · ΔE 39.2Dark slate grey · ΔE 42.4Dim grey · ΔE 45Rebecca purple · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 26.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#082A0B
Analogous#1C082A, #2A0816
Triadic#272A08, #08272A
Split complementary#162A08, #082A1C
Tetradic#2A1C08, #082A0B, #08162A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D529C6
Lighter +30%#AB209E
Lighter +20%#801877
Lighter +10%#55104F
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#30022C
Less saturated −25%#240E22

Channel breakdown

R42
G8
B39
Red42 (16.5%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue305.29°
Saturation (HSL)68%
Lightness9.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 08 · B 27

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