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Recognised as Colour

#2A1E28

  • #2A1E28
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2A1E28 is a magenta with RGB values 42, 30, 40 and HSL 310°, 17%, 14%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2A1E28#2A1E28
HEX#2A1E28
RGBrgb(42, 30, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.1647, 0.1176, 0.1569
RGB percentages16.5%, 11.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(310, 16.7%, 14.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(310, 28.6%, 16.5%)
CMYK0%, 28.6%, 4.8%, 83.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,760,232
CSS custom property--colour: #2A1E28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.01574WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness35.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.97:1
Contrast with white15.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#D5E1D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1E2128no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#212228no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2B1F21no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 16Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dim grey · ΔE 32.7Slate grey · ΔE 41.5Gray · ΔE 41.5Light slate grey · ΔE 44.6
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1E2A20
Analogous#261E2A, #2A1E22
Triadic#282A1E, #1E282A
Split complementary#222A1E, #1E2A26
Tetradic#2A261E, #1E2A20, #1E222A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#9D7697
Lighter +30%#835E7D
Lighter +20%#664961
Lighter +10%#483344
Darker −10%#0C090C
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#33152E
Less saturated −25%#242424

Channel breakdown

R42
G30
B40
Red42 (16.5%)
Green30 (11.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue310°
Saturation (HSL)16.67%
Lightness14.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2A · G 1E · B 28

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