Colour

#2B002D

#2B002D
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Midnight blue

#2B002D is a magenta with RGB values 43, 0, 45 and HSL 297°, 100%, 9%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 18.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

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HEX#2B002D

RGBrgb(43, 0, 45)

RGB (0–1)0.1686, 0, 0.1765

RGB percentages16.9%, 0%, 17.6%

HSLhsl(297.3, 100%, 8.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(297.3, 100%, 17.6%)

CMYK4.4%, 100%, 0%, 82.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,818,093

CSS custom property--colour: #2B002D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.00703WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness28 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 18.41:1

Contrast with white18.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#0C0C0C

Inverted#D4FFD2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#00102Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0A162Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2C0716no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text18.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.14:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 32.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 34 Black · ΔE 34.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 41.6 Purple · ΔE 42.6 Indigo · ΔE 44.2

Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 32.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#022D00

Analogous#15002D, #2D0018

Triadic#2D2B00, #002D2B

Split complementary#182D00, #002D15

Tetradic#2D1500, #022D00, #00182D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EE00F9

Lighter +30%#BD00C6

Lighter +20%#8C0093

Lighter +10%#5C0060

Darker −10%#000000

Darker −20%#000000

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2B002D

Less saturated −25%#260627

Channel breakdown

R43

B45

Red43 (16.9%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue45 (17.6%)

Hue297.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness8.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 2B · G 00 · B 2D

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