Colour

#2A152D

#2A152D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Black

#2A152D is a magenta with RGB values 42, 21, 45 and HSL 293°, 36%, 13%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

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HEX#2A152D

RGBrgb(42, 21, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.0824, 0.1765

RGB percentages16.5%, 8.2%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(292.5, 36.4%, 12.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(292.5, 53.3%, 17.6%)

CMYK6.7%, 53.3%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,757,933

CSS custom property--colour: #2A152D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness31.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 16.89:1

Contrast with white16.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1B1B1B

Inverted#D5EAD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#121B2Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#181E2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#2B181Eno 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 text16.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 22.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 35.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 37.8 Dim grey · ΔE 39 Midnight blue · ΔE 41.4 Slate grey · ΔE 45.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 22.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#182D15

Analogous#1E152D, #2D1524

Triadic#2D2A15, #152D2A

Split complementary#242D15, #152D1E

Tetradic#2D1E15, #182D15, #15242D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A85BB3

Lighter +30%#8B4695

Lighter +20%#6B3573

Lighter +10%#4A2550

Darker −10%#0A050A

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#300D35

Less saturated −25%#241D25

Channel breakdown

R42

G21

B45

Red42 (16.5%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue292.5°

Saturation (HSL)36.36%

Lightness12.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2A · G 15 · B 2D

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Colour values

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