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Colour

#2B002A

  • #2B002A
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Black

#2B002A is a magenta with RGB values 43, 0, 42 and HSL 301°, 100%, 8%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.

Colour values

#2B002A#2B002A
HEX#2B002A
RGBrgb(43, 0, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.1647
RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(301.4, 100%, 8.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(301.4, 100%, 16.9%)
CMYK0%, 100%, 2.3%, 83.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,818,090
CSS custom property--colour: #2B002A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness27.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.48:1
Contrast with white18.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C
Inverted#D4FFD5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00102Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0C1629no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#2D0514no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text18.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Black · ΔE 32.7Midnight blue · ΔE 34.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 35.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 43.4Purple · ΔE 44Indigo · ΔE 46.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlack (#000000)ΔE 32.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#002B01
Analogous#17002B, #2B0014
Triadic#2A2B00, #002A2B
Split complementary#142B00, #002B17
Tetradic#2B1700, #002B01, #00142B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F700F1
Lighter +30%#C400BF
Lighter +20%#91008E
Lighter +10%#5E005C
Darker −10%#000000
Darker −20%#000000
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2B002A
Less saturated −25%#260525

Channel breakdown

R43
G0
B42
Red43 (16.9%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue301.4°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness8.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 2A

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