Colour

#2A091D

#2A091D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A091D is a magenta with RGB values 42, 9, 29 and HSL 324°, 65%, 10%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A091D

RGBrgb(42, 9, 29)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0353, 0.1137

RGB percentages16.5%, 3.5%, 11.4%

HSLhsl(323.6, 64.7%, 10%)

HSV / HSBhsv(323.6, 78.6%, 16.5%)

CMYK0%, 78.6%, 31%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,754,845

CSS custom property--colour: #2A091D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness25.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.18:1

Contrast with white18.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#111111

Inverted#D5F6E2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0D121Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#16181Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2D0811no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 21.5 Dark slate grey · ΔE 39.6 Dim grey · ΔE 42.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 44.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 46.7 Gray · ΔE 50.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 21.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#092A16

Analogous#26092A, #2A090D

Triadic#1D2A09, #091D2A

Split complementary#0D2A09, #092A26

Tetradic#2A2609, #092A16, #090D2A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D22D91

Lighter +30%#A82474

Lighter +20%#7E1B57

Lighter +10%#54123A

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#30031E

Less saturated −25%#240F1C

Channel breakdown

R42

B29

Red42 (16.5%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue29 (11.4%)

Hue323.64°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness10%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 2A · G 09 · B 1D

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