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Recognised as Colour

#2A142C

  • #2A142C
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A142C is a magenta with RGB values 42, 20, 44 and HSL 295°, 38%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 17:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A142C#2A142C
HEX#2A142C
RGBrgb(42, 20, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0784, 0.1725
RGB percentages16.5%, 7.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(295, 37.5%, 12.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(295, 54.5%, 17.3%)
CMYK4.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 82.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,757,676
CSS custom property--colour: #2A142C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness31.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 17.01:1
Contrast with white17.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#D5EBD3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#111B2Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#171D2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2B171Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text17.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.23:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 38.1Dim grey · ΔE 39.4Midnight blue · ΔE 41.5Slate grey · ΔE 46.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#162C14
Analogous#1E142C, #2C1422
Triadic#2C2A14, #142C2A
Split complementary#222C14, #142C1E
Tetradic#2C1E14, #162C14, #14222C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AC59B3
Lighter +30%#8E4495
Lighter +20%#6D3472
Lighter +10%#4B244F
Darker −10%#090409
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#310C34
Less saturated −25%#231C24

Channel breakdown

R42
G20
B44
Red42 (16.5%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue295°
Saturation (HSL)37.5%
Lightness12.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2A · G 14 · B 2C

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